It started with a cut

[Stephen Blair]

was there a lot of signs that kids had been climbing all over it for years?did you scare the nieghbours when you changed out your ballistics into your jeans dean:001_tongue:

[combined tree services]

do you know what the reason for previous pruning was ???

[Dean Lofthouse]

do you know what the reason for previous pruning was ???

 

Neighbour didn't want the branch overhanging his drive

[Dean Lofthouse]

was there a lot of signs that kids had been climbing all over it for years?did you scare the nieghbours when you changed out your ballistics into your jeans dean:001_tongue:

 

No signs at all Stevie..

 

I carried out an inspection of the branch union on the Sunday wearing jeans then took the tree down Monday wearing ballistics, you little nit picker you !!

[Mesterh]

Or maybe not !

 

Do you not know, only Smarties have the answer

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Right then ill have a stab at it, beech bark disease

 

The old cut looks a bit flush for my liking.

[Dean Lofthouse]

The old cut looks a bit flush for my liking.

 

 

Unlike me this week, I'm skint!

 

What would you say the reason for two lots of callus forming ??

[Mark Bolam]

Swine flu?

[Mesterh]

Dunno tbh does look a bit odd, I dont think it is to do with a stub being left then it cut back further.

 

looks like both callus started at same time so I may guess that someone had stared a cut closer in then decided not to (maybe saw not big enough ) then moved further out and finished it off.

 

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[Dean Lofthouse]

Strange one isn't it?

 

Where's Mick Stocksbridge when you need him?

 

Thinking about it it has been rather quiet on the forum this week

[combined tree services]

recently i have come accross several trees that have shed a limb for apparently no reason at all or there are only a couple un certain reasons , on one tree we had the local tree officer out to have a look as the tree was in a t.p.o area , he expliand that there is such thing as sudden branch/limb failure phenomenon , he was explaining that this happes around this time of year in verry humid conditions where transparation is high according to him it is due to high atmospheric pressure . but this is only what i was told by him lol , i can see it kind of makes sense tho!