Inonotus dryadeus

[woodland]

Would be beneficial to aid the old girl with a retrenchment toward where the natural lower canopy is forming.

 

Be of interest to see if this is happening from the other aspects of the Tree.

 

You still in it's neighbourhood aitch?

 

 

That lowest lever looks like it could be very prone to a natural fracture

 

 

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Hi D I know this tree well. my knowledge of retrenchment is kind of poor though, what is the first port of call as far as starting the process on a tree of this size? As Hannah says this tree will be left as it is is until it falls but it would be lovely to try and get the owners to be a bit more proactive. I would almost be up for doing it FOC to learn something from the process

 

Dermot

[David Humphries]

Hi D I know this tree well. my knowledge of retrenchment is kind of poor though, what is the first port of call as far as starting the process on a tree of this size? As Hannah says this tree will be left as it is is until it falls but it would be lovely to try and get the owners to be a bit more proactive. I would almost be up for doing it FOC to learn something from the process

 

Dermot

 

 

 

Hello Dermot,

 

the following should be a good guide, if you haven't already seen it.

It's basically where I started, and then it's a pretty much about seeing how the tree responds & then spec further works accordingly.

 

How's aitch, not seen her on here of late, is she still working?

 

http://www.treeworks.co.uk/downloads/8%20-%20Coronet%20cuts%20&%20retrenchment%20pruning%2017%20April%202003.pdf

 

http://www.treeworks.co.uk/downloads/13%20-%20Guidance%20Diagramme.pdf

 

 

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[woodland]

Cool, I remember this PDF, used to work the with the chap in the red stretch airs:001_smile: Shes in great form living back in Ireland now, next door to me actually, its a bit like east enders

 

Ill try and get a few more pics of said Oak tree and if I can figure out how to upload them I will, its known locally as the Ely,O Carroll Oak and contoray to the owners thoughts of it being several hundred years its been dendro dated and is actually about 180yrs old.

 

Ill keep you posted

 

Dermot

[stevelucocq]

Hi, today I popped around my old stomping ground….visited a few trees that I know have dryadeus so thought they would make an interesting post

[David Humphries]

Certainly interesting steve, thanks for posting

 

 

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Here from today at Ashtead common.

 

A well desicated dryadeus, at a more unusual height than is normally noted.

 

Would be interesting to ascertain if this was fruiting from the top of a cone of decay eminating from the base, or whether this is acting as a basal decay of the scaffold branch.

 

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[Peter]

Only one way to find out, I'll sharpen my 660.

[David Humphries]

Only one way to find out, I'll sharpen my 660.

 

 

 

There may actually be another way Peter

 

 

 

& there was me thinking fatherhood would soften your view of the world

 

 

 

how is the little lady?

 

 

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[Peter]

Little lady is excellent thanks, must catch up when you are up here next.

 

All I see when I look at your pics is a big pile of firewood on the back of my crane truck!

 

[David Humphries]

Little lady is excellent thanks, must catch up when you are up here next.

 

 

 

For sure

 

 

 

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