Frithsden Beech

[Andrew McEwan]

Sad news, I wonder how many of us have the same photo as David's second one.

[David Humphries]

A good number I'd imagine.

 

Glad I got the opportunity less than a year before it failed.

 

 

 

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[Tom D]

Huge tree that! Very impressive, puts this one to shame that we saw yesterday...

[David Humphries]

Still a 'very' imposing tree in itself Tom

Looks to have some fantastic body language and great battle scars.

 

What's the setting?

 

 

 

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[Tom D]

Old estate woodland a few old trees left surrounded by younger planting, there's some nice straight oaks there, and some other pretty big trees.

[David Humphries]

must have a very wide array of differing fungal colonies in among that huge heap of woody matter.

 

 

would need a pretty big saw to deck it

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[Tom D]

We might have a dead sycamore of similar girth to fell, that beech was quite tall actually, must have had some decent competition at one time.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I had dreamed of doing the work it needed, would have done it for gratis too, it was inevitable, i AM TRULY GUTTED.

 

I have lost too many old friends like this of late, last couple of years, its getting beyond a joke

[David Humphries]

so why is it not happening Tony?

 

 

was it discussed at the ATF today?

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

so why is it not happening Tony?

 

 

was it discussed at the ATF today?

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Because no one listens, ive been offering the services on many occasions to do works to trees I love and KNOW are in imminent danger of collapse.

 

I am so angry at the moment regarding this particular tree I am thinking VERY hard bout how to move forward some kind of action plan to prevent any more.

 

I had even considered a Gorilla reduction in the small hours by handsaw, I was that desperate to get the job done right, even had some Gefa aside for it:bawling:

 

The issue is going to be raised and I ain't going to go quietly into the night on it again, they issued a statement that was " No avoidable loss of ancient trees" and Im sorry but it is clearly not changing a thing:thumbdown: