What a find.

[raafbeard]

Nice find David! I love campestre's but not seen any as mature as that...

 

Re: Work, I'd be happy to come and do some voluntary work on the Estate if you need a hand managing some of these beauties!!, or you just want to try some ideas out

[Simon Rotheram]

I would like to pollard this elm this winter or i will loose it to dutch elm disease. I have lots of old pollard oaks that need re-pollarding but there is and never will be money for this sort of work.

 

Can you not get some students in to work on them for some experience? (supervised of course!)

[David oakman]

Dan i love acer campestra as well. RE: WORK. That would be great i will PM you nearer the time. I have also got some giant oak pollards which are going to split down the bole so i am going to ask if i can also pollard some of these big meadow pollards. I want to do these oaks in stages so that i leave some boughs to draw the sap then after 5-6 years of growth i can take them out.

[raafbeard]

Your the Boss David, let me know I look forward to it!!

[sean]

Dan i love acer campestra as well. RE: WORK. That would be great i will PM you nearer the time. I have also got some giant oak pollards which are going to split down the bole so i am going to ask if i can also pollard some of these big meadow pollards. I want to do these oaks in stages so that i leave some boughs to draw the sap then after 5-6 years of growth i can take them out.

 

Hi David.....i work on all the veteran oak trees within Richmond Park. I would gladly come up and help you do some work with you if needed.

 

Regards Sean

[David oakman]

How does this stay up? You should see the top:001_smile:

[sean]

Great tree David....no shots of the crown? Some of these trees never fail to amaze me.

[David oakman]

What about this crab apple.

[sean]

What about this crab apple.

 

What's with the 'bunker'?

[David oakman]

It is a ditch but the deer roll in it and make it bigger.