But what are the chances that you will be hit by a falling branch? “That happens very rarely. However, you don’t want to take the risk,” says Jelle Bais Albrecht. He has been a ranger for Staatsbosbeheer in Leersum, Amerongen and Utrechtse Heuvelrug for almost 37 years. “If you want people to walk on paths, you want to make sure those paths are safe.”
The Amersfoort council talks about the usefulness and necessity of pruning trees, but how do the professionals do it?
