Hamadryads diary- a new chapter

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

whats up rob, chicken! lol

[RobRainford]

i aint chicken! been pondering this one a little bit!

 

my thoughts are the 3rd from last there looks like buckling on the lowest area of the stem, it doesnt continue to ground level. Would that buckling be caused by a long term laetiporus colonisation?

 

really got me thinking that! i still feel theres more to it than meets the eye! Mainly because the basal swelling on the oak with the cavity in makes me think adaptation to hollowing.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

i aint chicken! been pondering this one a little bit!

 

my thoughts are the 3rd from last there looks like buckling on the lowest area of the stem, it doesnt continue to ground level. Would that buckling be caused by a long term laetiporus colonisation?

 

really got me thinking that! i still feel theres more to it than meets the eye! Mainly because the basal swelling on the oak with the cavity in makes me think adaptation to hollowing.

 

argh im so happy! were going here sunday, youll have a survey bonanza!

 

Rob, your learning rapid now!

[RobRainford]

argh im so happy! were going here sunday, youll have a survey bonanza!

 

Rob, your learning rapid now!

 

i guessed it right then?

 

cant wait!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

i guessed it right then?

 

cant wait!

 

I was dreading you saying gano or dryadeus!

 

this population of trees are the most symptomatic population ive seen of such a young age of stand, I think it may be the close grown nature.

[RobRainford]

I was dreading you saying gano or dryadeus!

 

this population of trees are the most symptomatic population ive seen of such a young age of stand, I think it may be the close grown nature.

 

nah dryadeus wasnt there at all for me on that one, the language is different. I thought gano on the first but my gut wouldnt agree.

 

from previous posts ive seen chicken was ringing the bells.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

KarmaTube: Mother Trees Connect the Forest

[Fungus]

KarmaTube: Mother Trees Connect the Forest

 

Tony,

Although a bit oversimplified . I'm familiar with her work, which is mainly on Pseudotsuga menziesii and Betula nana, both tree species I have left out of my book on the tree species specific ecosystem concept, because they're both not indigenous in The Netherlands, i.e. the Douglas-fir not in Europe and the birch restricted to the European alpine zones.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Tony,

Although a bit oversimplified . I'm familiar with her work, which is mainly on Pseudotsuga menziesii and Betula nana, both tree species I have left out of my book on the tree species specific ecosystem concept, because they're both not indigenous in The Netherlands, i.e. the Douglas-fir not in Europe and the birch restricted to the European alpine zones.

 

I understand the need to focus on natives for the tree species specific work you do Gerrit, I tend to focus all my efforts on natives too for similar reasons.

 

I posted this little video up because it is over simplified, meaning it is a great way of introducing this complex nieghbourhood way of thinking that is still not widely appreciated or sympathised with in forest/urban tree managment.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

with an old church close by was too much to resist!

 

the only thing I found other than a whole heap of fab Yews was an old dusty white laetiporus sulphureus at the base of a once pollarded yew in the last shot.

 

sadly one yew is suffering after ivy was removed and deep cuts made into the cambium:blushing: im going to see if they need a hand:thumbup1: