Popular take down in Amsterdam

[willem]

The job was close to the centre of the city, westside. The tree was broken down and completly chipped in 2,5 hours. The chipper was full so we used the van to transport the extra chips.

We had the big chipper because we had to chip some more trees. Most of them elm trees. It's illegal to transport elm wood with bark. So we chip it all. The machine chips wood up to 80 centimers in diameter.

And we left the bike were it was only coverd in a little dust

[skyhuck]

The job was close to the centre of the city, westside. The tree was broken down and completly chipped in 2,5 hours. The chipper was full so we used the van to transport the extra chips.

We had the big chipper because we had to chip some more trees. Most of them elm trees. It's illegal to transport elm wood with bark. So we chip it all. The machine chips wood up to 80 centimers in diameter.

And we left the bike were it was only coverd in a little dust

 

So you can transport chipped bark????????

 

Its little wonder these disease controls have no effect

[Daniël Bos]

So you can transport chipped bark????????

 

Its little wonder these disease controls have no effect

 

Elm bark beetles won't live in chip, they need bark on trees so seems logical enough to me?

[skyhuck]

Elm bark beetles won't live in chip, they need bark on trees so seems logical enough to me?

 

I'm pretty sure a some beetle will survive a trip through the chipper.

[willem]

Rover is right. The beatle that spreads elm disease lays eggs just beneath the bark. The beatle needs dying trees or fresh cut elm wood for the egss. Big problem is cut elm wood that is set a side for fire wood with still bark on it. The wood sends out scent that attracts the beatles. We have to strip all the bark or chip. And stripping the bark is a ..... job!

[willem]

Chipper is not used to kill the beatles. The beatle needs solid elm wood to lay eggs. Chips can't be used for laying eggs. And if there are beatles in the chips they will be killed when the chips are put in a bio energy plant.

[Daniël Bos]

I'm pretty sure a some beetle will survive a trip through the chipper.

 

Some might well do, but their habitat is in tatters and they will not be likely to come out of hibernation again next spring as they're quite sensitive to temperature fluctuations (bark is a good insulator) and a pile off chip will quickly get hotter than the maximum temperature the beetle can survive at.

[skyhuck]

Chipper is not used to kill the beatles. The beatle needs solid elm wood to lay eggs. Chips can't be used for laying eggs. And if there are beatles in the chips they will be killed when the chips are put in a bio energy plant.

 

Ah!! sorry, so that is pretty much the same as burning on site, I was thinking the chip went for mulch etc.