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  1. nuttyarb
    Thanks Treebogan
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    Life.

    nuttyarb replied to High Scale's topic in The Lounge

    haha, so true
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    Does anyone know how it works the other way round, UK-America? Not looking forward to another wet, cold winter!
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    Sorry Tony, its just that so many people seem to make a felling decision on a tomagraph alone! I always back up a reading with a core sample- admittedly damaging but can provide very useful data. The nylon hammer method is good too. If you do commission a tomagraph, any chance of posting the results on the forum?
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    Thanks for the pointer Frimsley. Never heard of that site- will have to have a look.
  6. nuttyarb
    nice one JP- deserved to win!
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    Hard to tell mate, may be a Pholiota..
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    weeping tree's

    nuttyarb replied to bill's topic in General chat

    Alright Bill, The crab apple you refer to may have been a wild pear- similar bark and leaves to the apple, but with thorns. Pyrus communis.
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    Meripulus is dangerous to make a decision on because the tree can show no signs of decline in the crown. This is because often the tree will send out adventitious roots from near to the stem. It still has its water and nutrient gathering ability, but little anchorage. This is why Meripulus may not be fatal directly- it is the wind that causes the problems at the advance stage of root decay. If there are no targets, then no problem.
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    Hi Tony, I have quite alot of experience with the Tomagraph. It basically works on sound waves, so hollows respond differently to solid wood. The Tomagraph is a tool, it is not a answer. Whats important is how you interpret the results. It should, however, show the differences between sound wood and the concrete or any hollows as they all have different densities. Good luck
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    Defo Meripulus. It turns black after bruising and smells awful.
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    Found it thanks to your email Steve, cheers
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    Nice work Matt, couldn't tell you'd been there
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    You can have two types of risk assessment- generic and on-site specific. An example of a generic would be say; Felling a Medium Tree (specific to a task). You would then grade the risk on a scale (tree falling on by-stander, etc.), work out the control measures (adequate training- CS32, etc.) and then work out whether the control measures reduce the risk enough. The on-site specific would be more like the method statement- what are the local hazards- road bordering site or slippery terrain, etc. and how to deal with these risks- the method statement part.
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    Nice one Treespyder, a very worthwhile read.
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    yep, i'm 100% with Tim
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    Nice find Steve, a lovely tree. Don't see them very often.
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    You did the right thing man, if you have a bad feeling about a tree its better to walk away and sort it another day. We always would tell trainees to come down if they weren't happy with a job. Treework can be too macho sometimes and it can take more courage to admit defeat than to take risks. I've come out of dodgey trees in the wind before- you just get that feeling don't you....
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    Fungus ID

    nuttyarb replied to RPA's topic in Fungi Pictures

    Hi Edenarb I seem to remember a disease from college called Poplar Canker. Its a fungus or bacteria that damages the cambium and produces swellings in the bark. Hope this helps
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    tres workmates up a massive beech
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    dos Experimenting with coronet cuts on live tree reductions.
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    uno Big, dead oak tree.
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    It might sound strange, but found Perenniopora fruiting on the branch of an old oak- There was a hollow buttress root, with a column of dysfunction up the stem to the bracket on the branch.
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    Thanks Steve. Yeah, pretty easy to do- just trace a photo, cut and paste, fill it and add some text!
  25. nuttyarb
    Hi Garry Well done for completing your course. Sorry to hear you haven't found a job yet. Good luck- bet you are desperate to get some treework!

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