Anyone else read this?

[Maxwell]

More trees could topple in the future, warns gardens expert | South Wales Evening Post

[Stubby]

More trees could topple in the future, warns gardens expert | South Wales Evening Post

 

Have now . Nothing new it seems ....

[Graham]

Nothing profound there. Even I could have penned something similar:001_smile:

[hedgesparrow]

as other posts nothing new. father in law said that a lot of beech trees are past there best. due to under management of them. the tree that fell did it have the black spot in middle. most we cut up which had fallen had the black spot in middle

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

people who dont know about trees shouldnt be making comments like that!

 

decay is perfectly detectable, thats what an annual survey is for!

[Stubby]

people who dont know about trees shouldnt be making comments like that!

 

decay is perfectly detectable, thats what an annual survey is for!

 

Well said Tony . Still , all he has said is not exactly news ??

[MattyF]

Agree mate ... I like the comments though , sort of hysteric response for crap written like that.

[Stubby]

Any way what is a " gardens expert " then ?

[treequip]

people who dont know about trees shouldnt be making comments like that!

 

decay is perfectly detectable, thats what an annual survey is for!

 

Quite so, sounds to me like someone with responsibility for trees that was embarrassed by a failure, trying to convince people that it wasn't his fault

[Gary Prentice]

people who dont know about trees shouldnt be making comments like that!

 

decay is perfectly detectable, thats what an annual survey is for!

 

:congrats:

I also think he's confusing sudden branch drop with total tree failure:confused1:

but you have to consider what was said and what was actually reported too.