Ivy IS a real problem

[Mark J]

20 minutes ago, CambridgeJC said:

I know you’re not being confrontational. You have good points. However just ask yourself…have you ever taken any action to remove or cut ivy back?  You then have your answer. You must surely have decided that it needed control. 
My contention is rather that ivy has started to take on a more sinister habit which will eventually lead to real difficulties for landowners across the country. You either agree or disagree. I am trying to discover the consensus opinion of arborists on this forum. Hope you can agree this is worth the effort. Thanks 

I've been paying more attention to ivy lately when out and about. All I see is that it is taking advantage of dysfunctional trees, the ivy cover on healthy trees seems to be the same as it ever was. 
I think that a longer growing season brought about by climate change might well cause ivy to grow more prolifically, it might cause trees to grow at an increased rate too.

I'd be interested to read any research proposal you have in mind. 

Edited April 16, 2022 by Mark J

[CambridgeJC]

28 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

 

You’re just a paid shill for Big Ivy.

What on earth does this mean?

[CambridgeJC]

31 minutes ago, Mark J said:

I've been paying more attention to ivy lately when out and about. All I see is that it is taking advantage of dysfunctional trees, the ivy cover on healthy trees seems to be the same as it ever was. 
I think that a longer growing season brought about by climate change might well cause ivy to grow more prolifically, it might cause trees to grow at an increased rate too.

I'd be interested to read any research proposal you have in mind. 

First off it would be good to canvas the more educated arborists for opinion as to whether they recognise a change in intrusiveness of ivy in recent years. It appears one must suffer the extravagacies of those whose mission is to disrespect and humiliate people who don’t happen to agree with them. But in general the arborists on this site are genial and engaged people so it is certainly worth pursuing. Thanks 

[Mark J]

5 minutes ago, CambridgeJC said:

First off it would be good to canvas the more educated arborists for opinion as to whether they recognise a change in intrusiveness of ivy in recent years. It appears one must suffer the extravagacies of those whose mission is to disrespect and humiliate people who don’t happen to agree with them. But in general the arborists on this site are genial and engaged people so it is certainly worth pursuing. Thanks 

We're simple folk, set your stall out in full and we'll look at and maybe buy the shiny things.
The way you approach a dataset should be in a fashion that will yield the most valuable results. 

Edited April 16, 2022 by Mark J

[CambridgeJC]

1 minute ago, Mark J said:

We're simple folk, set your stall out in full and we'll look at and maybe buy the shiny things.
The way you approach a dataset should be in a fashion that will yield the most valuable results. 

Ok. Not so simple though. How can I set up a simple poll of opinion? With a yes/no option?  I can formulate the question but don’t know the site options for such a poll…

[Mark J]

7 minutes ago, CambridgeJC said:

Ok. Not so simple though. How can I set up a simple poll of opinion? With a yes/no option?  I can formulate the question but don’t know the site options for such a poll…

Ask Mr Bullman, he knows this site better than anyone else. 

[Hodge]

I hate Ivy, my climbers hate Ivy, my Groundy's hate Ivy but my chipper loves Ivy.....[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji106] Ivy ruins trees......kill Ivy......

[htb]

2 hours ago, CambridgeJC said:

What on earth does this mean?

If lots of Ivy you up the quoted price to deal with it, ie big shilling

[CambridgeJC]

15 minutes ago, htb said:

If lots of Ivy you up the quoted price to deal with it, ie big shilling

Hmm. Not my language buddy. Too circumbobulated for me. But I take your meaning. 
The main thing is you’re engaging so thanks for that. Also Mick. Thanks. You’re not such a bad guy😂😂😂. 
Actually I cut a small portion of ivy stem about 3cm diameter. It dried out quickly and seems both very hard but also very lightweight. This is an interesting combination. Any comments?

 

[jfc]

I hate ivy covered trees they are a bloody nightmare to work on.