Meetings with remarkable trees, the Arbtalk version

[oldwoodcutter]

Whilst in a FC beech shelter belt, came  across this rather impressive burr.

Compartment north  of Dead Man’s Plantation, Cockley Cley.

Edited October 18, 2023 by oldwoodcutter

[Stubby]

2 hours ago, oldwoodcutter said:

Whilst in a FC beech shelter belt, came  across this rather impressive burr.

Compartment north  of Dead Man’s Plantation, Cockley Cley.

That's a cracker .

[oldwoodcutter]

Twin stemmed dead birch selected for felling, with big white fungi growing on both stems.

[sime42]

A big hulking old chestnut that we found today.

 

Edited November 4, 2023 by sime42

[oldwoodcutter]

Young and not so young,  living happily side by side.

Self sown Scot’s pine with beech on edge of FC shelter belt.

Swaffham Forest 

Edited November 24, 2023 by oldwoodcutter

[Mick Dempsey]

Saturday afternoons I usually drive around pricing work.

I don’t mind it, relaxed meetings with clients, a bit of flim-flam etc.

Chance to look at things as I drive around.

Heres a rather spectacular oak in the middle of the field, the river Vienne in the background.

A habitually wet field I’m guessing so unusual to see a mature oak in these circumstances. 

[sime42]

 

 

 

 

Not remarkable trees as such but I was impressed to see such large grafted trees and how obvious the graft union is.

 

Couple of questions. What trees are they? I suspected lime, but not very confident. Secondly, why are the grafts straight across the stem, rather than along a diagonal line across like fruit tree grafts often are?

 

Spotted them in the middle of Coventry. A surprising end to a surprising visit. I wasn't expecting it to be so nice!

 

 

[Stubby]

9 hours ago, sime42 said:

 

 

 

 

Not remarkable trees as such but I was impressed to see such large grafted trees and how obvious the graft union is.

 

Couple of questions. What trees are they? I suspected lime, but not very confident. Secondly, why are the grafts straight across the stem, rather than along a diagonal line across like fruit tree grafts often are?

 

Spotted them in the middle of Coventry. A surprising end to a surprising visit. I wasn't expecting it to be so nice!

 

 

Both halves look lime to me . Could it be something like small leaved lime grafted onto a different lime rootstock ?

[sime42]

A large prostrate Walnut tree. Complete with resident Dandelion growing in a rot pocket.

 

 

 

[nepia]

On 09/03/2024 at 22:01, sime42 said:

 

 

 

The planning officer/department that allowed that lump of Lego to be built so close to that beautiful ?late medieval building should have been kicked into next week and back