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Good job Stig - doing the 1st one is horrible

By coincidence I have spent most of the week doing half dead chestnuts. Glad to have them done as had to rig out a couple. Natural crotch & gently does it.

Perhaps, but it is very typical of what we observe on a regular basis. I believe the bleeding canker weakens the tree & then a range of secondaries do the majority of the damage - not always killing the tree, some even recover full canopy , however it often leaves the upper structure so weak...

Ever noticed a blue stain from the sap? Can look like you spilled diesel when working on them

Looks like alot of chesnuts here in the UK - I have spend the last 10 years removing hundreds of these - not nice work. Usually called bleeding canker http://www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/INFD-6KYBGV A little warning,if you are planning to remove the tree, be very careful. The upper crown will have...