'Tree P&D' - UK Roadshow Event

[David Humphries]

I'll make sure I bring an indelible marker pen.

 

Would you prefer handlebar or toothbrush?

 

Always fancied a bit of Nick Cave look going on.

 

So if you could shave my scalp a touch to mimic the receding hairline also, that would be cool

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

The 'inaugural event' today at Taunton, and the first of many...I'm sure it will be going well.

 

THANK YOU to everyone as we've been inundated with bookings and Tiff is working her 'proverbial' off, inc. coming in over the Easter weekend, to get them processed and confirmations issued.

 

So please bear with us if you've sent in a booking form but not yet heard back, we'll be with you shortly.

 

TTFN..

Paul

[Riggerbear]

Went to the Carmarthen gig of the tour today. Guy and Ben put on a good day. If anyone has been thinking about going to one of these I'd highly recommend it.

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

Went to the Carmarthen gig of the tour today. Guy and Ben put on a good day. If anyone has been thinking about going to one of these I'd highly recommend it.

 

'Riggerbear'

 

Thank you for this, and for taking the time to post it. I'm really glad you found it useful.

 

I attended the High Wycombe event and similarly found it very useful.

 

Thanks again..

Paul

[Riggerbear]

No problem Paul.

Credit where there's credit due, I enjoyed the day.

Good numbers, 45-50 I'd say.

[David Humphries]

I attended the High Wycombe event and similarly found it very useful.

 

Apparently the High Wycombe audience were the least interactive of the tour so far

 

 

Also thought the day was well presented by Guy and Ben

Was interesting to hear the latest on the proposed British Standard on Nursery stock (in relation to bio security) by Keith Sacre

 

The booklet will make a fine field companion to the AA Fungi on Trees guide.

 

Lays out very good info and images of the 35 most prevalent pests and disease we are likely to encounter here in the UK, like DED, chalara, OPM, fire blight, brown tail moth, Asian Longhorn beetle, Massaria and many more.

Also covers diagnosis procedure, advice on bio security & how to report p&d.

 

Would of liked to have seen a couple of pages to list tree species & their specific disorders to help with diagnosis. This would have worked well together with the section on 'visual symptoms by location on tree' and helped with narrowing down potentials whilst out in the field as opposed to having to cross check against strouts and winter etc......

 

Will no doubt be added to in future issues/print runs when any new p&d (like pine Processionary moth) hit our shores.

 

All in all a fine piece of work for Guy to have signed off with

 

Would recommend anyone interested in diagnosis to get themselves a copy.

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures no where near as good as the ones in fungi on trees though

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[scotspine1]

why aren't these seminars free?

 

doesn't the AA have a duty to hold these kind of seminars for free? particularly when you consider the importance of the issues being discussed.

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

Apparently the High Wycombe audience were the least interactive of the tour so far

 

 

Also thought the day was well presented by Guy and Ben

Was interesting to hear the latest on the proposed British Standard on Nursery stock (in relation to bio security) by Keith Sacre

 

The booklet will make a fine field companion to the AA Fungi on Trees guide.

 

Lays out very good info and images of the 35 most prevalent pests and disease we are likely to encounter here in the UK, like DED, chalara, OPM, fire blight, brown tail moth, Asian Longhorn beetle, Massaria and many more.

Also covers diagnosis procedure, advice on bio security & how to report p&d.

 

Would of liked to have seen a couple of pages to list tree species & their specific disorders to help with diagnosis. This would have worked well together with the section on 'visual symptoms by location on tree' and helped with narrowing down potentials whilst out in the field as opposed to having to cross check against strouts and winter etc......

 

Will no doubt be added to in future issues/print runs when any new p&d (like pine Processionary moth) hit our shores.

 

All in all a fine piece of work for Guy to have signed off with

 

Would recommend anyone interested in diagnosis to get themselves a copy.

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures no where near as good as the ones in fungi on trees though

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David, thank you.

 

I will feed your comments back for the next review / reprint, very useful.

 

Kind regards...and very close to being as good as the Fungi Guide

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

why aren't these seminars free?

 

doesn't the AA have a duty to hold these kind of seminars for free? particularly when you consider the importance of the issues being discussed.

 

Hi Craig, hope you're well.

 

The AA isn't the FC which is where the 'duty', and more importantly funding, lies and, to be fair, they have been pretty active doing seminars up, down and across the country (inc. 2 joint hosted with the AA in London and Preston and I understand from Paul Hanson they've also done stuff in Scotland.)

 

The AA Seminar, whilst triggered by the increasing P&D problems we're encountering, isn't an update as such in the way the FC ones are. The seminar aims to improve the understanding and implications of P&D at the contractor level and what you need to consider / have in place to manage this.

 

At £60 and £70 respectively for AA members and none members, inc. a copy of the AA P&D booklet which will retail at £15 AND attendees will receive before it goes on general sale in mid-June, I think the seminar represents good value for money.

 

FREE AA seminars is an aspirational thing but will require the membership to quadruple first...fingers crossed! ;-)

 

Regards..

Paul

[mrmrfoster]

There are also travel expenses, food and drink etc etc to be accounted for. I try and pick seminars and events that will enrich my mind enough to justify the financial output required to attend. The last seminars and events put on in Scotland/UK touring events haven't done that for me.

 

The attendees are often made up of LA tree officers, landscape architects, public sector arborists etc etc. My feeling is that content is often 'preaching to the converted' with most already singing from the same song sheet. I would suggest that the AA either need to direct the seminars at the sectors who are often those damaging trees, like construction or bring far more thought provoking speakers to events. I feel that these events aren't directed at those out there touching and looking at trees on a day to day basis. For example, if the working arborist was to be offered a aerial rescue seminar presented by Mark Bridge, I'm sure they would drop tools and come along.

 

Please don't get me wrong the P&D event is a very worthwhile topic, but would be interesting to know how many 'on the tools' dudes attend, especially in Perth next week. How much more would I learn that I couldn't already read in Diagnosis of ill Health in Trees and from my own experiences?

 

If National and Regional membership has to increase to help seminar fees, how are the AA planning to entice members in?