The who can get most outraged at bad treework thread.

[AHPP]

tree 'work' should include specifying and planting the street trees. Surely there are better options these days that don't need bits sawn off regular.

Bolam had me pissing myself a few weeks ago when he posted about the poor quality of new build houses.
“At least you get a nice new eucalyptus on the front lawn though.”

[tree-fancier123]

21 minutes ago, Khriss said:

Huge Epicormic growth often erupts when tree has been hammered - sorry, pruned, as it has to feed itself ! Then becomes a

24 minutes ago, Khriss said:

Basically those species are pollution resistant and old school . Cherry spp are same. Nothing wrong with any tree spp as long as it gets the right care. K

Black popular could be a good street tree with the right care?

[Khriss]

49 minutes ago, tree-fancier123 said:

 

Nowt wrong with Poplar in right place. Good shade n fast growth. I had the idea rolling around in my head fr years that planting trees in volume in urban areas was way beneficial if maintained by educated staff. Slowly weeding out overmature or hazard trees to be replaced by trees that prune well . Most of the Public think Large Tree = Dangerous Tree so maintaining trees at a nominal height that is easy to prune from a bucket truck or the like, will allow volume planting ( in the right soils and location ) then leave yr specimen and large trees for yr parks n garden locations. K

Edited April 30, 2019 by Khriss
Is why Napoleon planted thousands of Lombardy especially to shade his marching troops.

[Ty Korrigan]

I thought Napoleon planted plane trees to shade his troops.

You can cycle for many kms shaded by huge planes in the centre south.

  Stuart

[Khriss]

1 hour ago, Ty Korrigan said:

I thought Napoleon planted plane trees to shade his troops.

You can cycle for many kms shaded by huge planes in the centre south.

  Stuart

I would say Waterloo were bit further north mate, didn't do him any good neither did it ! But certainly first General that took an Eco view of the land. K

Edited May 1, 2019 by Khriss
Awaits incisive reply from Eggs.......

[Gary Prentice]

1 hour ago, Khriss said:

But certainly first General that took an Eco view of the land. K

I suppose that he had certain advantages implementing his tree planting strategy though.

 

I can't imagine that he suffered many complaints that the trees were too big and casting shade on peoples patios or birds in the trees were crapping on peoples carts! 

[Khriss]

@Gary Prentice I think most of his complaints came from the troops freezing their balls off, outside Moscow k

[Gary Prentice]

21 hours ago, Khriss said:

@Gary Prentice I think most of his complaints came from the troops freezing their balls off, outside Moscow k

Now if he'd planted more trees, firewood wouldn't have been an issue.  Just think, the world would have been a different place.

[teepeeat]

1 hour ago, Gary Prentice said:

Now if he'd planted more trees, firewood wouldn't have been an issue.  Just think, the world would have been a different place.

You mean french to the east as well as French to the south? ? 

[Khriss]

4 hours ago, Gary Prentice said:

Now if he'd planted more trees, firewood wouldn't have been an issue.  Just think, the world would have been a different place.

.....indeed, fancy Europe under a nasty little dictator....... oh.. k