Tree Surgeon using a chainsaw, cutting back upper branches of an Ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior), using an extended cherry picker.

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Tree Surgeon using a chainsaw, cutting back upper branches of an Ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior), reached by using an extended 'cherry picker'. Ash dieback Chalara and fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus causes trees to become unsafe with limbs dropping off unexpectedly. Here trimming back is being done in Ingham, Norfolk.

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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