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Such a great old field-edge apple tree, thriving whilst rather compromised!

Yes, I am working on loosening the soil mechanically to give the new roots a head start on the turf roots. Mounding is better. I saw a mounding machine with a three-cornered rotor system. Works well, by the look of it. Definitely quicker hand planting then. Thanks.

Apologies if I misunderstood your post, but I think we should start from the viewpoint that it is a tragedy and not that she should have stopped at the first safe country.

If you are down to say 15% on the meter just take the boards indoors if you can a let them slowly finish off drying they will be atuned to your house that way if you dont have the space its either carry on with air dry or find a kiln ,vacume kilns are cool but not many around

Found on a dead Spruce stem. Any idea what it could be?

Also try contacting local companies, if you want regular supplies then, as above, you need to become a good tip site for a local company and they are best contacted directly. Some tips: Logs are processed into sizes ready to burn once dry, these are not going to be free as that takes work. If you are a going to be a tip site you need to be asking for wood not logs (arb arisings is the term used here). As above be flexible. Despite what the internet will tell you all wood burns(!) and releases the same amount of energy per unit weight when dry (when using a wood burner). Less dense wood does take more space but generally that is not so much of an issue (also soft wood generally dries quicker, which can be handy). In fact some softwoods are really good wood to burn once you figure out how to best split them (leave the faster burning woods in bigger chunks).

Come and watch the UK & Ireland Tree Climbing Competition 2025 This September the tree care community celebrates 30 years since the first tree climbing competition took place in the UK. So please join us in Coventry to witness the agility, precision, and passion that’s been taking tree climbing to new heights for three decades. 13th & 14th September War Memorial Park, Coventry https://buff.ly/cS7prSz To commemorate the 30th anniversary we've collaborated with Arb Fiction. He's created an incredible piece of artwork, showcasing a collage of images from picked from our competition archives, spanning the three decades of competitions. This design is now available for purchase on our online store. Explore our range of products, including t-shirts, hoodies, notebooks, and more! https://buff.ly/gxavHBb

Come and watch the UK & Ireland Tree Climbing Competition 2025 This September the tree care community celebrates 30 years since the first tree climbing competition took place in the UK. So please join us in Coventry to witness the agility, precision, and passion that’s been taking tree climbing to new heights for three decades. 13th & 14th September War Memorial Park, Coventry https://buff.ly/cS7prSz To commemorate the 30th anniversary we've collaborated with Arb Fiction. He's created an incredible piece of artwork, showcasing a collage of images from picked from our competition archives, spanning the three decades of competitions. This design is now available for purchase on our online store. Explore our range of products, including t-shirts, hoodies, notebooks, and more! https://buff.ly/gxavHBb

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Is this still possible to get done at Alice Holt? If not does anyone know other places that do this?

Also got a trainee position available.

Good morning Arbtalkers 😊

Thanks Shavey, lets see if L&S can get the smaller parts but it's good to know you've got a whole unit so I can get the saw up and running anyhow.

Ok, not quite sunset. Today looking SE

Thanks, yes, I'll try and find a group.

Yes I have some parts about in storage mostly but I sometimes get some rarer parts offered too me which is a bonus

There's a lot of madness like that in the animal kingdom. Think of the life cycles of Eels or Salmon for instance. Or Newts hauling themselves out of nice cosy ponds to treck across fields and roads in the blind hope of finding another pond the same. Eels have crazy lifecycles. I thought they could travel a long way over ground, but this says thousands of miles. This map solves a century-old mystery about eels - Big Think BIGTHINK.COM For the first time ever, scientists were able to link eel migration to their presumed spawning grounds in the Sargasso Sea.

Removed a dead Beech. Quite interesting thinking of how to achieve it with a big enough safety margin. The tree was dead, Kretz, Ganoderma and HF around the base. With a sounding mallet it was apparent there was no sound wood in the base. We have a large drop zone, with collateral to the rhododendron underneath being accepted. Some stone gate pillars and a post and rail fence on the drip line of the canopy on one side. I was happy climbing the upper canopy the wood was clearly dry and dead, but big enough to take my weight. The unknown was regarding the base and the extent of decay/strength of the wood. Considerations were predominantly around knocking big bits and altering the weight bias of the tree without knowing what margins we had before the tree may fall. My final choice on how to deal with it were concluded by not wanting to be in the tree for any big cuts. So the plan was set a winch line for the eder 1800, and another to side line against the weight attached the a 3t digger. Set the cuts at 1/2 height bail out of the tree and let the winch do the work whilst everyone was safe a clear Incase the tree failed at the base. It still took a suprising pull the get it over, the hinge held for more the I anticipated. It worked just fine, I left a bigger hinge than normal as the wood was dry where I put the cuts in. Got out the tree and let the winch do the work. It landed in the right place as planned with minimal risk to anyone. VID-20250909-WA0028.mp4 The remaining lower stem I went back up, stripped the remaining branches and winched it over.

I though that too. Nonchalant about the seemingly near misses with the roof as well.

Bit like the old saying Mick, I will be there now in a minute 😆