Assignment help

[Nassau111]

Ive got an assignment I'm doing for Uni, and part of the assignment is to Describe the potential health implications of pruning a mature beech tree and a mature oak tree in a heavily built up urban environment.

I should consider the trees responses to arb practices, the trees growth patterns, CODIT, energy levels, hormone balance, the long/short term biology within the tree, internal tree structure, physical changes of the tree, the tree's responses to arb work and the consequences of their disruption.

tree's response to stress, survival strategy and the defence processes of the tree. I'm stuck as what to write at this minute.

 

Any help appreciated although i know it would be a long winded response.

 

Kind Regards

 

Lee

[Steve Bullman]

How about you post what you've already written and maybe we can steer you in the right direction to fill in the blanks

[10 Bears]

Lee - just a tip on this. Take each one of the list you have written above and write up to say 50 words on each section ie 50 words each on: general arb practices, growth patterns, CODIT, energy levels, hormone balance etc.

 

By my count thats 14 different sections @ 50 words = roughly 700 words. Then fill in a few of the missing gaps eg the result of the general arb practices is that it affects the growth patterns and general biology by.... etc. This would give you another 400-500 words approx.

 

All of a sudden you are up to 1200 words and you have a good framework for an essay response in front of you and it wont take much effort. You can build upon the 1200 words and easily turn it in to a solid 2500 word essay - its just easier if you break it into several parts first.

 

So, crack on, get some word count down and then come back to us with more specific questions to fill in the gaps as Steve suggests, and the collective we (i.e. arbtalk folk) will try to fill in the gaps.

 

But to be fair, we are not going to write it for you...

[penfold]

Lecturers are looking to open your mind to other avenues with this question such as mycorrhizal interaction and symbiotic organisms.

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

...and perhaps Shigo's "Modern Arboriculture", okay not so 'Modern' now but much of it still current (I hope ), for some bedtime reading.

 

Good advice from "10 Bears" on how to get started

 

Good luck..

Paul

[Skyveiw]

well open pruning wound in an urban area can lead fungi spores traveling easier. by removing branches (dead wood) you could open the tree to wind another fact is urban heat islands as this can effect the way the tree reacts just my rambling

[penfold]

Don't forget to mention issues specific to roadside/urban trees such as roadsalt and sewage, works in the root plate area etc.

[Kveldssanger]

Beech has false heartwood and oak has true heartwood. Something to consider, I would say.

 

Also consider fungi latently present in the sapwood, like Fomes fomentarius is in beech.

 

TIming of pruning to not cross-over with when associated fungi sporulate (so winter time).

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

Some excellent stuff posted here (CPD, CPD,CPD) thanks all n another example of ARBTALK at its best!

 

Cheers..

Paul

 

PS Might even go do an assignment myself ....good luck with it Lee!

[Nassau111]

This is why I LOVE this site!

Your are all true gentlemen!

I salute you all.

 

Much love