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Beacon Wood House, Rivers Road, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JZ
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T012 - Beech stem- Dead stem with top removed- Fell to ground level T013- Ash-Significantly impacted by Ash Dieback with a 25%-50% loss of crown density- Fell T014- Sycamore - Significant stem lean (non-progressive) and crown bias to the south east towards the house, significant leverage forces on root-plate on a potentially unstable section of steep bank - Reduce height by 5 metres and reduce extended lateral limbs growing towards the house to the south-east by 5 metres T015- Sycamore - Significant stem lean (non-progressive) and crown bias to the south east towards the house, significant leverage forces on root-plate on a potentially unstable section of steep bank - Reduce height by 8 metres and reduce extended lateral limbs growing towards the house to the south-east by 3 metres T016- Sycamore- Significant stem lean (non-progressive) and crown bias to the south east towards the house, significant leverage forces on root-plate on a potentially unstable section of steep bank - Reduce height by 5 metres and reduce extended lateral limbs growing towards the house to the south-east by 3 metres T017- Sycamore - Lower branches have been reduced with prolific re-growth from the pruning woods, the remaining crown has a bias to the south east with heavy extended lateral branches over the patio area - Reduce height by 5 metres and reduce extended south-east facing laterals by 4 metres pruning to keep a uniform shape as feasible. T018- Sycamore - Progressive stem lean to the south east towards garden, unstable root plate- Fell tree (younger than TPO so part of CA notice not TPO application) T019- Copper Beech- north west stem originates from a narrow fork with a bark inclusion and significant end weight applying leverage forces on the union.- Install non-invasive brace between north-west stem and main central stem as a precautionary measure. G020- Sycamore- Small tree group - Fell 021 - Holly - fell
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