Rip, twang, kipper-bang

[Jake Andrews]

I do now Sean. Came back from a 3 year stint in Australia and came back to Brizzle.You still here too?

[Robbyrasta]

The result of late winter storms 2016.

[David Humphries]

Excellent

 

 

 

 

 

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[Gary Prentice]

The absence of large roots crossing that divide is surprising.

[David Humphries]

Grown out beech hedge in an old orchard.

 

A number of these trees have included unions and basal decay issues.

 

The tree below is significantly colonised by Ganoderma australe and delaminated during recent high winds.

 

 

Impressive union split from higher up the stem when it hit the ground

 

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Edited November 23, 2016 by David Humphries

[David Humphries]

With the predicted strong winds today (gusting up to 70+ mph across London) we decided to keep the lockable parks at work closed today, (main body of the Heath is open access) undoubtedly this would have upset some of the local runners and dog walkers but it was a good decision.

 

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Team stayed after hours to deal with any other wind related failures and we ended up getting a call to go check out a moving Poplar.

 

 

Leaning heavily and had what may have been an historical shear crack.

 

 

Although leaning away from an external road it was directly above a well used foot path so it needed dealing with.

Team leader Ali nipped up and crashed out the poles.

 

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[WirralBoy]

Brave man Ali, in today's winds.

[David Humphries]

Brave man Ali, in today's winds.

 

 

A healthy appetite for some of the more challenging aspects of tree work

 

 

Large beech that felt the wrath of Doris

 

 

 

Early colonisation of an (unknown) white rot decay species in some of the roots

 

 

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Edited February 25, 2017 by David Humphries

[sloth]

Surprisingly small root plate on that one, due to its sheltered location maybe?