Veterans- The ultimate survivors

[Adam Bourne]

haha whats that old saying mate (Respect your Elders) wonder if all the other trees agreed with that saying when that old beech dropped its top.

 

guess your right in a sense though... maybe pollarding has been forgotten

[RobArb]

thats how limes live like... forever! the good ole pollard:thumbup:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

haha whats that old saying mate (Respect your Elders) wonder if all the other trees agreed with that saying when that old beech dropped its top.

 

guess your right in a sense though... maybe pollarding has been forgotten

 

I imagine the other trees all said ah ha, the king has lost his crown, now up into the light!

 

but in their haste they must be careful, for many a young tree losses its grip on the earth in its dash for the sun.

 

play the long game:thumbup:

[Gnarlyoak]

Here are some vet oaks from Tabley Hall, nr Knutsford, Cheshire. Taken in Apr. last year.

[Gnarlyoak]

Sweet chestnut, Tabley Hall, nr. Knutsford, Cheshire, April 2010. Last shot is of the roof of the internal cavity that could comfortably accomodate two hairyarsed tree fellas!

[David Humphries]

S Last shot is of the roof of the internal cavity that could comfortably accomodate two hairyarsed tree fellas!

 

 

Why would you possibly want to be in there with another hairyarsed tree fella ???

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Here are some vet oaks from Tabley Hall, nr Knutsford, Cheshire. Taken in Apr. last year.

 

Third shot looks like a church window, cracker

 

 

Nice set of trees & shots

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Nice shots Gnarly, loving the fistulina/chestnut combo, thats worth a journey.

[David Goss]

Did someone mention POLLARDING??? fetch my shotgun dear!

Great thread and great pics, dont worry i am all for the natural pollard just not the man made unnecessary topping

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Did someone mention POLLARDING??? fetch my shotgun dear!

Great thread and great pics, dont worry i am all for the natural pollard just not the man made unnecessary topping

 

whats the difference?