Impressive adaptive growth on Beech

[Amelanchier]

Saw this while surveying nearby (You could see it from halfway across the estate!!)

 

The size and annual growth on some of the brackets is phenomenal - only exceeded by the adaptive growth of the buttresses and around the fence. The reinforced rootplate is deceptively large - which ties in nicely with what I've been reading in Schwarze's new book.

 

Anyway enough rambling

[Amelanchier]

And some more...

[danbrown87]

Just tried to get the lass to come and have a look at these pics and she wouldn't even get up. Something about sick of looking at bloody pictures of bloody trees. She doesn't know what she's missing!

[Bundle 2]

I hope you are not sorry to have spent on the new schwarze book...and impressive price tag over a ton I believe...I would be pleased to hear your opinions Tony as it is I'm sure a concise scientific work....!

[Amelanchier]

I hope you are not sorry to have spent on the new schwarze book...and impressive price tag over a ton I believe...I would be pleased to hear your opinions Tony as it is I'm sure a concise scientific work....!

 

Its a major work IMO - collects, collates and critiques a huge range of information. Detailing everything from a synthesis of tree hazard assessment techniques, a fairly devastating analysis of the 0.3 t/R rule, interpretation and analysis of PICUS tomograms, a progressive ID for fruting bodies, the different strategies employed by the genus Ganoderma, studies on the biocontrol of decay by using spore inpregnated wound paint, and lastly - how decay fungi can be used to make violins sound better and coffins break down quicker!!!!

 

I've only read a few chapters (having recieved it on Friday) and the amount of notes i've made on things to chase up is disturbing...

 

As for the price; £105. That put a small dent in the council book budget for sure.

 

[Dean Lofthouse]

Wow, look at that fence with a Tree growing out of it

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry Tony

 

What cracking pics to add to the album

[Bundle 2]

BTW...Do we think this is adspersum ( on account of lumpy undersides)...The margin's are very slim....they are tricky sometimes....?

[Amelanchier]

BTW...Do we think this is adspersum ( on account of lumpy undersides)...The margin's are very slim....they are tricky sometimes....?

 

Ha - I completely forgot the ID!! I'm can't confidently narrow these down to either G. applanatum or G. adspersum.

 

Just to confuse matters; Schwarze uses the synonym Ganoderma lipsiense rather than G. applanatum... Maybe he knows something we don't?!? Another thing to go on the list!!!!

[Bundle 2]

Its a major work IMO - Detailing everything from a synthesis of tree hazard assessment techniques, a fairly devastating analysis of the 0.3 t/R rule,.....

 

 

This would tie in with a comment Andrew made in another thread/post if you will vis a vis how little arborists really know about stability assessment.....a penny drops moment!!

[Marc]

Sucking though teeth right now!! That really needs to come down asap!

Only joking what an amazing tree, nice pics Tony.