Dead Horse Chestnut Fell

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Good, lets hope it stays that way, because a known pathogen of trees is bad news for anyone who values trees.

 

Thats not a very "inclusional" way of thinking, and typical of mans perceptions of the natural world.

 

Widen your view and see that it does actualy, like all organisms, have its place, we may not like it much but it is always there, like a lion of the root soil interface waiting for a sick or wounded wilderbeast to walk on by.

 

maintain a diverse "holistic" "natural nieghbourhood" and Honey will be no more a pathogen than old age.

[skyhuck]

Thats not a very "inclusional" way of thinking, and typical of mans perceptions of the natural world.

 

Widen your view and see that it does actualy, like all organisms, have its place, we may not like it much but it is always there, like a lion of the root soil interface waiting for a sick or wounded wilderbeast to walk on by.

 

maintain a diverse "holistic" "natural nieghbourhood" and Honey will be no more a pathogen than old age.

 

That stinks too!!!!!!!!!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

That stinks too!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

But it is inevitable, it is the nature of living, try to see the life that replaces death rather than the life lost from it.

 

one door closes another opens.

 

Life is flow, it ebbs and flows, and one cannot hold back the tide, merely embrace it and enjoy the ride. Like a surfer on the seven surge

[skyhuck]

But it is inevitable, it is the nature of living, try to see the life that replaces death rather than the life lost from it.

 

one door closes another opens.

 

Life is flow, it ebbs and flows, and one cannot hold back the tide, merely embrace it and enjoy the ride. Like a surfer on the seven surge

 

True, but if its my door thats closing I'm entitled to be less than happy about it.

[tommer9]

A.ostoyae, the largest living organism in the world..

[Asplen]

Mychorrizal associations aren't all that. Whilst it is a symbiotic relationship between them; when the going gets rough [tree decline] a lot of mychorrizae will begin digesting their host.

[scotspine1]

Thats not a very "inclusional" way of thinking, and typical of mans perceptions of the natural world.

 

Widen your view and see that it does actualy, like all organisms, have its place, we may not like it much but it is always there, like a lion of the root soil interface waiting for a sick or wounded wilderbeast to walk on by.

 

maintain a diverse "holistic" "natural nieghbourhood" and Honey will be no more a pathogen than old age.

 

Whilst I appreciate Rayner's research on fungi and Neville Fay's ideas on habitat creation my work on living trees in urban settings will be not be dictated by an ecologist. Lonsdale calls Honey fungus a pathogen of trees.

 

Coronet cuts and fracture pruning to encourage decay in the urban landscape is not arboriculture, its ecology misplaced.

 

You need to remember that decay is the enemy of any tree that has a target and makes a valued contribution to the community. Habitat is all fine and well in a woodland, but tree safety and the long term survival of the tree is a greater goal for all tree owners/managers in the urban environment.

[David Humphries]

Whilst I appreciate Rayner's research on fungi and Neville Fay's ideas on habitat creation my work on living trees in urban settings will be not be dictated by an ecologist. Lonsdale calls Honey fungus a pathogen of trees.

 

Coronet cuts and fracture pruning to encourage decay in the urban landscape is not arboriculture, its ecology misplaced.

 

You need to remember that decay is the enemy of any tree that has a target and makes a valued contribution to the community. Habitat is all fine and well in a woodland, but tree safety and the long term survival of the tree is a greater goal for all tree owners/managers in the urban environment.

 

 

 

A goal for sure, and a main one at that, but not the only one.

The Urban environment is not just about sterile rows of manicured tall hedges Tim.

 

The wild life (ecology) corridors across our concrete jungles are not only essential for the wildlife that navigates & depends their life upon, but also part creating the well being that we all feel, living/working & thriving within towns, cities & municipalities.

 

A place (within reason) for it all, within the realms of tree management & mans interpretation of our safety & access.

 

 

 

Hic

 

 

 

 

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[scotspine1]

The Urban environment is not just about sterile rows of manicured tall hedges

 

there's nothing more artificial or contrived than a coronet cut.

 

On coronet cuts, when you look at storm-damaged trees......Oaks for example, they tend to resprout after damage, but it looks like they sprout back at nodes and not on the damaged jagged ends, so do coronet cuts made during retrenchment works really encourage dormant buds or a they simply there to disguise the fact the tree was managed by a chainsaw?

 

The wild life (ecology) corridors across our concrete jungles are not only essential for the wildlife that navigates & depends their life upon, but also part creating the well being that we all feel, living/working & thriving within towns, cities & municipalities.

 

A place (within reason) for it all, within the realms of tree management & mans interpretation of our safety & access.

 

 

The (arbor)ecologists seem to believe that homeowners, landowners and land managers are too quick to pass a death sentence on diseased/dangerous trees that have potential for living a longer life. But they also seem to forget that retainment of such trees comes with much higher responsibility.

 

 

 

 

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Edited May 1, 2010 by scotspine1

[Mesterh]

there's nothing more artificial or contrived than a coronet cut.

 

On coronet cuts, when you look at storm-damaged trees......Oaks for example, they tend to resprout after damage, but it looks like they sprout back at nodes and not on the damaged jagged ends, so do coronet cuts made during retrenchment works really encourage dormant buds or a they simply there to disguise the fact the tree was managed by a chainsaw?

 

 

 

The (arbor)ecologists seem to believe that homeowners, landowners and land managers are too quick to pass a death sentence on diseased/dangerous trees that have potential for living a longer life. But they also seem to forget that retainment of such trees comes with much higher responsibility.

 

 

 

 

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Also dont forget a higher carbon footprint (if thats the right term to use) in constantly managing the 'problem'

 

Fell the knackered stuff and replace with good stock. By all means use the old timber/brash for habitat's.