General Tree pics

[RobRainford]

Rob,

 

we went down to Hampton Court 8 years ago to harvest a huge load of berries & clumps, from an avenue of vet Limes that were being felled.

 

Up at Hampstead in North London, we have no mistletoe at all.

So the idea was to spread the seed at various heights and diameters of branches of Limes.

 

Not a single success

 

It's not so easy

 

 

 

.

 

Hmm, could that not just be host/parasite incompatibility? I can't remember if they grow well or even at all on limes but do well on poplar. When we get some at Christmas I'll see if I can get a bit stuck on some apples weve got here and see if anything manages. There a farm local to me with a ball of it hanging on a poplar, might go and ask them for it!

[Rich Rule]

I have seen Misteltoe on a couple of monster limes over the years. Hence the reason they were squidged onto the Mature Limes at Hall Place, Bexley.

 

Hall Place

 

Also Hall Place have a number of trees with Parakeet problems. we climbed the trees and pushed chicken wire into the cavities and folded out the front to stop them nesting. Of course we checked for occupants before hand.

[scotspine1]

Planted mistletoe seeds (crushed) into moss in an Oak union about 12 years ago, they took.

 

some pics/views from this week

Edited July 17, 2011 by scotspine1

[testcricket01]

another nice windy rainy day for a euc dismantle

 

first pic is at 10am

 

next one is 1.20pm

 

and all felled and rung up by 3.30

 

last one being a fair amount of woodchip in that load

[Frankie Lawrence]

another nice windy rainy day for a euc dismantle

 

first pic is at 10am

 

next one is 1.20pm

 

and all felled and rung up by 3.30

 

last one being a fair amount of woodchip in that load

 

nice one james is it me or is every day on a euc allways seem to end up being windy?

[testcricket01]

nice one james is it me or is every day on a euc allways seem to end up being windy?

 

 

maybe its cause we weigh to much and we make them wobble around

[RobRainford]

Getitoff getitoff!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

another nice windy rainy day for a euc dismantle

 

first pic is at 10am

 

next one is 1.20pm

 

and all felled and rung up by 3.30

 

last one being a fair amount of woodchip in that load

 

I reckon thats the hardest of all trees to colonise:thumbup1:

 

the moss must have been key, mistletoe in Oaks is sacred to both druids and jews apparently

[armchairarborist]

Getitoff getitoff!

 

haha speedchogging because client just said dinner was nearly ready:thumbup1:

[Heads up]

some from yesterday