Chopped or Cropped?

I loved the way this tree looked as I was walking through Regents Park, London, on my way to Marylebone railway station to catch a train to visit Louise and her family.

I thought this tree had an interesting shape and wondered if it had been cropped to shape its growth or chopped as it was going to be felled.

Katharine

[bkb in the city]

Great find

[Judith Johnson]

I think it's been managed to keep it's shape. An excellent find.

[bruni]

Looks familiar..That is exactly how the five trees look like after all the branches were taken off. the job is still incomplete. the tree service people were back yesterday and one guy, unfortunately, slipped off the roof of our garden shed and they all called it a day. just hope he wasn't badly injured. nice picture, Ian.

[gloria jones]

Great capture of textures, nice comp

[Lynne Hart]

Hate seeing trees chopped like this, hope it recovers next year. Nice shot.

[Tony]

Interesting capture, one can visualise many shapes in those truncated limbs. Should be interesting to see it in the Spring.

[Pyrrhula]

I can`t see what kind of tree this is. if it is a Willow he can survive.
A great find and capture

[Loopy-Lou]

Great capture

[Molly]

It's got a beautiful shake to it. Well captured.

[Ivan]

Lopped!

[Margaret Obey]

Great shot

[Dianne]

Poor tree - looks like the apprentice arborist was on the job that day!

[Fisher Family]

@bkbinthecity Thank you. I found it compelling. katharine

[Fisher Family]

@busylady thank you. It makes an interesting shape. katharine

[Fisher Family]

@bruni Thanks Bruni. I know trees need cropping but this looks extreme. hope the chap is ok. katharine

[Fisher Family]

@seattlite Thank you. Glad you liked it. katharine

[Fisher Family]

@lhart Thank you. I agree, I don't like this look. katharine

[Fisher Family]

@tonydebont I'll have to make sure I visit the family here again in spring Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@pyrrhula Thank you. I may find out on my next visit. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@bizziebeeme thank you.Glad you liked it. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@dolphin I liked the shape too. katharine

[Fisher Family]

@ivan certainly looks that way. katharine

[Fisher Family]

@ceilidh Thank you. Glad you liked it. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@dide I suppose he has to practise on something. Katharine