Interesting Biomechanics

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

thats a graft as apposed a wire though is it not sean?

[sean]

thats a graft as apposed a wire though is it not sean?

 

aye it is a graft....like davids one:001_tt2:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

fair enough, grafts are ok mostly, but wires binding stems i am not keen on, cleaned up too many that have snapped off at the wire. The old girl down the roads favourite conifer is the usual suspect, they do love a conny for tying on the old washing lines!

[elicokiz]

This is the fused canopy of a Parrotia in Cambrige botanics, used to be stunning but it was crown lifted a few years ago...an absolute crime:thumbdown:

[David Humphries]

This is the fused canopy of a Parrotia in Cambrige botanics, used to be stunning but it was crown lifted a few years ago...an absolute crime:thumbdown:[ATTACH]51836[/ATTACH]

 

.........Horts, eh

 

remember seeing this a few years back.

 

good post Dave

 

 

 

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[BenR]

Nothing particularly exciting. A few photos from my trip to Kew last summer.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I walked past that very tree last saturday morning, i saw it from the side without the reiterative roots and gutted i missed that! great example and thanks for letting me know where it is!

 

thats a good snatch for the folio, best get back off to kew soon as!

[BenR]

I walked past that very tree last saturday morning, i saw it from the side without the reiterative roots and gutted i missed that! great example and thanks for letting me know where it is!

 

thats a good snatch for the folio, best get back off to kew soon as!

 

According to Tony Kirkham they are not reiterative roots but were grafted on to an area where the bark was damaged:001_huh:. Just to clarify the first picture is a different tree to the second two.

[David Humphries]

According to Tony Kirkham they are not reiterative roots but were grafted on to an area where the bark was damaged

 

Root grafts are impressive Bender, thanks for posting.

 

 

Impresssive branch canker on this Beech.

It's increased in size considerably since the branch was cut.

 

Can't find the before shot

 

 

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[BenR]

Root grafts are impressive Bender, thanks for posting.

 

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I'm sure he explained it in a lot more detail. But there was so much knowledge to guy had to impart in such a short space of time my sponge brain became rapidly saturated! Looks cool though 'duuuuh'

 

I love this thread Thanks to everyone who has contributed.

 

Ben