some advice input please!

[likeitorlumpit]

Remember Paul Samats

Loads of passion worked amazing well

I don't know what your passion is Tony?

Oh yes- just remembered:001_smile:

[RobRainford]

You will certainly be better off talking about something that everyone will relate to. Fungi is a good one, but I think it will perplex more than 50% of the audience.

 

Restoration pruning and pruning for the trees benefit would be a good one, there's a lot of climber to like reductions, your going to appeal to more than 75% I would think with that topic alone.

 

 

If its in June, record a video and I'll watch it on that! I'll be gutted if I can't see it!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

interesting, two of you suggest the reduction line! time for me to re think!

[Treecreeper1961]

How about combining the two? How it is possible to retain trees with fungi by reductions.

How climbers can recognise body language to climb safely and perform suitable reductions to alleviate the stress underlying the language.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

im not a very technical person, I work on instinct and experience, hard to be technical about it!

[Rich Rule]

The beauty of Pollards.

 

Do a talk on topping trees Tony.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

The beauty of Pollards.

 

Do a talk on topping trees Tony.

 

yeah and get myself into a whole heap of trouble!

[Rich Rule]

yeah and get myself into a whole heap of trouble!

 

The topping bit was a bit tongue in cheek.

 

You do have a passion for the P word though. How about linking it in with the traditional woodcrafts / woodland management of old.

 

You have plenty of pictures from BB.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

this proves the fact that everything I do and talk about is not watertight or detailed enough by a long chalk.

 

I think i have a long way to go before I have enough of anything to be giving lectures on ANY subject!

 

If I spent as much time reading like I did BEFORE arbtalk I might have something worth doing!

[Treecreeper1961]

this proves the fact that everything I do and talk about is not watertight or detailed enough by a long chalk.

 

I think i have a long way to go before I have enough of anything to be giving lectures on ANY subject!

 

If I spent as much time reading like I did BEFORE arbtalk I might have something worth doing!

 

Don't start undervaluing yourself. You are a unique arb with a great outlook on trees and ecology and you have been invited for that reason. If it is not all as solid as a rock then tell it as it is. You are part of the evolution of the industry. A true working arb that has learnt to respect trees and their ecology through being with them.

Mind you, I would say a prayer before doing it.