Veteran Trees - Myth, Reality & Management

[David oakman]

:p

[David Humphries]

So, what little gem of info or visual is gonna stick in your head, from the day?

 

 

 

 

 

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[David oakman]

Firstly i was glad he thinks the same way as us and agrees that trees can live a long life. Don't cut them down for no reason but look after them and pass them on for generations of people to look at. Also it was the first time i have heard anyone use SULE which was good. Did he talk to you about ted greens dead cats ha ha.

[John Hancock]

So, what little gem of info or visual is gonna stick in your head, from the day?

 

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Hmmmmm, mine would have to be.....

 

 

The Indefinite growth habits, the concepts of immortality, the misapplied concept of a finite lifespan, the phases of expansion, maturity and retrenchment, and not forgetting the accumulation of physiological wood.

 

....Oh-yeh, and he cant pronounce ‘fungi’ properly. haha

Edited April 29, 2009 by John Hancock

[David Humphries]

Did he talk to you about ted greens dead cats ha ha.

 

 

 

Not this time.

 

 

 

Some of the visuals were very cool, particularly impressed with the shredded "Arthur Clough" Oak picture set, that showed it's retrenchment over a number of decades.

 

 

Retrenchment Rocks

 

Well.............my boat, anway

 

 

 

 

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[David oakman]

Can't wait for helen reads new suplement to come out for an update into veteran tree management. Gary battell who looks after staverton was there today the home of the walking birch. we are still on for a walk at staverton.

[David Humphries]

. we are still on for a walk at staverton.

 

I'm still very keen, any dates?

 

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Hmmmmm, mine would have to be.....

 

....Oh-yeh, and he cant pronounce ‘fungi’ properly. haha

 

 

Impressive secretarial skills Johnny

 

 

 

We'll have to refer to the great man as Mr Funji, from now on

 

 

 

 

 

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[John Hancock]

 

 

 

We'll have to refer to the great man as Mr Funji, from now on

 

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Apparently it’s the ‘intellectual academics’ way of pronouncing it David, surprised you didn’t know that. :001_tongue:

[David Humphries]

Apparently it’s the ‘intellectual academics’ way of pronouncing it David, surprised you didn’t know that. :001_tongue:

 

between me and you Johnny, the gliterati if the mycological underworld, like to be associated with the term "funGUYS"

 

 

 

 

 

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