Paul Barton

We've got a dual decay thread - how about a thread for three types of fungi on the same tree?! Today I found this Oak with what I suspect to have: Ganoderma resinaceum, Meripilus giganteus and Inonotus dryadeus. I've not seen Meripilus on Oak before, but Lonsdale's book suggests it is no unheard of. Happy to hear others suggestions, particularly on the very black, soft fruits on at the base which is what I suspect to be I dryadeus but am not absolutely sure.

Ash is fast becoming the new Horse Chestnut! - except Chalara and EAB are alot more serious than brown leaves.

Hi Ben, I tend to forward a copy of the spec to a landscaping fencing firm to price up. It's always expensive! Heras style panels affixed to a scaffold framework is perfectly acceptable - any fencing spec that is difficult to move is justifiable in my opinion. Paul

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This is a discussion about tree species on an arboriculture forum - and it's proved popular given the number of posts on it this evening. The OP could have googled some foliage images but that wouldn't have been a learning experience for anyone except him. So, please refrain from the condescending comments and help us keep arbtalk a welcoming and useful resource for people to use

Welcome to the forum - hope you find it useful.

How much do you sell them for Alycidon?

I thought you were skint!

That looks great, thanks for posting.

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+1 for the Passat here.

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Wow, I am good! Glad no one was hurt. If you can get some photos of the rootplate and any close ups of the roots where they failed that would be great to see.

Agreed. I'll try and find out who the contractor is and request some pics or notice so I can be on site to have a peek.

Yes - I predict that within a week that tree will fall down.

I had a Mac mini for a few years but never got on with it. It got pretty slow and clunky pretty quickly. Maybe it's just cos I'm used to Windows,but I much prefer my PC. I also resent the way Apple stuff only seems to integrate well with other apple kit.

I've been mulling on this one today after looking closely at the resistograph readings. I took three readings - all at about 20cm above ground level: one between the Gano and the 4 Inonotus brackets, one between the main Inonotus brackets and another a third of the way round the stem, and a final reading from the opposite side of the first. The first two readings were pretty flat - not the steady incline you'd expect to see in sound wood. Looking closely at the trace, there is also less 'flicker' in the reading than normal - the minor variation in resistance that you see as the bit passes through annual rings. The third reading was much better as expected being farthest away from the brackets. Although I think the tree could take a reduction to reduce the windsail I believe this would only be a short term measure - and one which would need repeating which will inevitably reduce the amenity of the tree. I guess I'm also aware of the client's purse strings... The tree is on a corner of a road junction as well as within 10 metres of the flats and their parking spaces. Without further investigation of the roots I'm not confident enough to retain this one so reluctantly I've recommended removal. No doubt others will disagree!

A client's tree Dave. Tree officer has requested decay detection to accompany any TPO application that may arise. The resistograph didn't reveal a great deal of decay but ideally I'd like to air spade the root collar to find out more; not sure that will happen though. Would like to reduce and retain if possible.

Two fungi at work on this Oak tree - Inonotus dryadeus and Ganoderma resinaceum.

Thanks for the heads up.

I draw my plans using Keytree. It does more or less the same thing as PT Mapper Pro and I'd never go back to drawing every stem, canopy shape and RPA one at a time:biggrin:

Do it! I reckon you'll wonder why you waited this long once you started creating nice looking plans in a few clicks.

I am posting this advert on behalf of a friend that works at Pegasus Planning, based in Cirencester. They are looking for an arb technician to assist them with tree surveys. From what I gather they are a good company to work for and have a good portfolio of projects. Please DO NOT CONTACT ME about this job - all the relevant contact details are on the attached advert or via their website: Pegasus Group Ltd | News Article ARB VACANCY Aug13.pdf

So what did you plump for in the end?

And here: http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/forestry-woodland-management/20944-mapping-survey-software-suggestions-help.html