Perreniporia fraxinea, de-mystified?

[Fungus]

I know it isnt the first choice, but it is the MOST reliable, and I have not yet the financial resources (or paying clients) to justify equipment of the calibre of picus nor resistograph.

 

I fully understand , as I have always had the luxury of having the first and all the next prototypes of the resistograph in the boot of my car without having to finance them myself .

[sloth]

No link I'm afraid, will try and get the pdf on here if I can

 

I hope this works, and doesnt infringe any copyright I figure if it was freely available online anyway this shouldnt be a problem...

The_Effects_of_Excessive_Drilling_on_Wood_Decay_in_Trees_M.pdf

[David Humphries]

I hope this works, and doesnt infringe any copyright I figure if it was freely available online anyway this shouldnt be a problem...

 

Hadn't actually read this paper before.

 

Particularly foundd the last section informative & relavent to me.

 

 

Thanks for posting.

 

 

 

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[RobArb]

Will have a read later

 

Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

[czhey]

Tony,

To be sure about the extent of dead wood decomposed inside the tree at and/or below ground level and the risk of windthrow, I would either use a Picus tomograph or a resistograph to assess the remaining quality and strength of the central wood of the trunk compared to the intact outer shell.

I have three times seen a healthy, vital and stable looking ash been windthrown after an infection with the mycelium of P. fraxinea with panic fruiting and/or well developed perennial brackets.

 

Would a hard reduction not reduce the sail area enough to stop windthrow?

[Fungus]

Would a hard reduction not reduce the sail area enough to stop windthrow?

 

It could, but only after the assessment of the damage done to the stability of the tree is done properly and depending on the decay of the buttresses, major roots and/or trunk base, it could be, that a less hard pruning of the crown would suffice.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

It could, but only after the assessment of the damage done to the stability of the tree is done properly and depending on the decay of the buttresses, major roots and/or trunk base, it could be, that a less hard pruning of the crown would suffice.

 

except in this case if we dont do a 3-5 mtre reduction hispidus will do it for us:001_smile: