Interesting Biomechanics

[Fungus]

Beech branches "at the X crossroads".

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[Fungus]

Which "bridge" will prove to be stronger, the natural or the steel anchor ?

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[David Humphries]

Which "bridge" will prove to be stronger, the natural or the steel anchor ?

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How long have those rods been in Gerrit?

 

 

 

 

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[Fungus]

How long have those rods been in ?

 

The steel rods were placed about 10 years ago, because supporting of the remaining crown of this 400-500 years old Q. robur had become necessary after the right half of the trunk had been brown rotted completely by L. sulphureus (see right side of the earlier photo) at about 3-4 metres height.

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[David Humphries]

The steel rods were placed about 10 years ago, because supporting of the remaining crown of this 400-500 years old Q. robur had become necessary after the right half of the trunk had been brown rotted completely by L. sulphureus (see right side of the earlier photo) at about 3-4 metres height.

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Nice tree

 

 

 

 

 

who owns it ?

 

 

 

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[Fungus]

who owns it ?

 

This one is owned by the city council of the town of Fleringen. It is one of the three oldest "free standing" pedunculate oaks or "kroesebomen" in the eastern parts of The Netherlands, which in the old days were used for "open air services" by religious communities and that is why close to this tree later a chapel was build. Some of the oldest oaks and beeches were also planted as "markebomen", trees at crossroads or near old farms "marking" the properties of farmers and other landowners such as towns and small cities.

[armybloke]

Look at the straight edges on this Pyrus salicifolia - why would it do that?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Look at the straight edges on this Pyrus salicifolia - why would it do that?

 

at each right angle it has lost its lead by shading allowing a second side shoot to chase the light, common in malus too:001_smile:

[armybloke]

That's neat, thanks for the info, I will keep an eye out on Malus sp too

[RobArb]

Bridge graft on a Pyrus in a school carpark/bikeshed

 

Sent from Rob's GalaxySII