T1 Dying goat willow – pollard dead central stems at a height of approximately 6m, leaving the live outer branches and removing any other dead branches in the remaining crown. T2 Dying purple-leaved cherry plum – remove broken limbs and pollard to a height of approximately 3m, retaining the live upright shoots. T3 Oak tree – reduce the lower south-western limb growing towards the corner of the house by 2m and prune back the branches in contact with the overhead telephone wires to give a clear distance of 0.25m. Reduce the upper southern limb growing towards the house by 1.5m. Remove the lower lateral branch to the southwestern limb growing directly downwards overdrive. Reduce the lower lateral branch on the northeastern limb in contact with the overhead telephone wire to give a clear distance of 0.5m. Remove epicormic shoots on the main stem. Remove 3 no. dead branches on the northern side of the crown overhanging neighbouring garden; 2 no. branches at a height of approximately 8m and 1 no. branch at a height of approximately 12m. (Inspect cavities and old tear-out wounds on limbs to ascertain the extent of any decayed wood.

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