Trees - Our Botanicultural Heritage

[David Humphries]

I am sooo looking forward to iether your own book, or your guest chapter in mine, if you dont do "something" to put all these things down, it would be a shame.

 

One or both of you should.

 

 

Time, market and lazyness are all aspects that may conspire to never make that a reality for me

 

 

 

Back on track, mind, in the bottom of the stem is carved

 

T. Jones

8 October

1957

 

 

i was the first to notice it as it sat in our shed seasoning. Needless to say, for some reason, i feel a connection to this tree, as the wood sat there in the shed, i would walk over to it and just have a look over it, stand on the wood lying there, i enjoy the smell of the wood. I put it down to my first big step, more of a shove, into the big arb world, it was a bit of a make or break situation, some hard times, lots of new experiences, but i stuck it out, came out of it wanting to carry on with this stuff.

 

As i was processing some of the other pieces, i found various pieces of metal, not nails, as this tree was in liverpool, im suspecting it to be shrapnel from the war, yet to retrieve the two largest pieces found so far though. Would love to finish cutting and find more.

 

 

 

Connection Rob

 

I can see the long journey ahead for you through the practical, theoretical & spiritual aspect of trees, will be a really rewarding one.

 

Inspirational start young man

 

 

 

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[RobRainford]

Connection Rob

 

I can see the long journey ahead for you through the practical, theoretical & spiritual aspect of trees, will be a really rewarding one.

 

Inspirational start young man

 

 

 

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Thank you David.

 

I never aspired to be much. All I knew was I wanted to be a business man. When I had first thoughts that meant a guy with a briefcase in the city. Doing his 9-5 like a bit of a lemming!

 

I never expected anything close to what I've done. I was bought my 260 when I was 16. Used that and loved it. 6 months later I did cs30-34! I was into it then. But when I got climbing is when I really got into it. Starting the degree is another fantastic career choice. Which I would recommend to anyone. Unless they already had it!

 

Joining this place has truly inspired me! The people are great. I can always find something good to read and I enjoy the banter!

[David Humphries]

Sometimes, small windows open up that give you a glimpse into other peoples interactions with a tree.

 

This lot were probably too busy talking about the second test match to notice this fine piece of work.

 

 

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[RobArb]

awww:001_wub:

[David Humphries]

Sometimes, small windows open up that give you a glimpse into other peoples interactions with a tree.

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Either a well known member here is telling porkies about their age, or there actually may just be two JH's

 

 

Scary thought

 

 

 

 

from deep down in the woods of Burnham Beeches today.

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[David Humphries]

following on from posting about this great old Yew early in the thread.

 

I found an old painting of it from c1800, so thought I'd take a shot from the same spot........

 

 

The Totteridge Yew - at St Andrews Church

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Continuing on with the Church theme.......

 

This is St Mary's in Hendon, a graveyard known for both it's trees & residents.

 

As well as as a pretty old Yew & three fine Cedars, it's also the resting place of Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (the founder of Singapore)

& Bert Chapman the renowned Manager of Arsenal from the twenties & thirties.

 

The graveyard is also thought to have inspired Bram Stoker as the resting place for his fictional character "Lucy Westenra" who is preyed upon by Count Dracula.

 

 

Nice church & interesting site, worth a visit if you're ever in the area.

 

The Pub next door, The Chequers, (good Sorbus torminalis reference) is a fine establishment also

 

 

Some shots........

 

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[David Humphries]

forgot to add earlier, this little curio.

 

 

Whilst snapping the above shots, I could hear a what I thought was the tell tale tap of a wood pecker.

 

But something wasn't quite right

 

Realised that the sound was very metalic, & I couldn't work out where it was coming from.

 

Wasn't from the yew or cedars, but it was near.

 

Finally tracked it down to...............the 'metal' flag pole

 

Nuts !

 

 

That's a first for me, wonder if it was tapping out it's territory ?

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

The best part of the job for me.

 

The pears showing some very encouraging signs Tony

 

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Sweet, people just dont get that a tree can be raised from the very nearly dead:001_cool:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

That woodpecker is class!

 

I was woken by tapping one morning, it finaly got me out of bed to investigate, i knew like you it was close, but... it wasnt coming from the back garden.....

 

no, it was a flock of young yaffles 4-5 doing a darn fine job of tapping out some morse code on a telegraph pole!