raafbeard
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Good post Bundle!! Presumably this "treatment" Could work out in the favour of someone very nicely if agreed as the best solution to the problem. I am currently thinking that we simply will lose HC (Aesculus hippocastanum) as it is in it's current form for now, as it succumbs to the pressures of it's environment here in the UK. As a non-native I think this would be acceptable and perhaps explain why it is so vulnerable and suffered such with Leaf miner. As part of natures cycle other Aesculus varities could become more prevalent, or perhaps hippocastanum will adapt and evolve. Perhaps nature will provide a natural predator.
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Nice I'll look forward to it!
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She's a beaut Mick!! Theres a pint with your name on it if you ever venture down Faversham creek...
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Thank you Marcus ..
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Glad you escaped ok Andy and thanks for posting! I think your experience saved you there, and I know you are giving yourself a hard time but you had the thought that something could go wrong and got yourself far enough away to prevent serious injury. If you had stood watching it fall it could have been far worse, and you will deal with this situation far better in the future... Enjoy your weekend mate!!
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For me the College, Lecturers were spot on. I think that some students got a surprise with the work, and some couldn't meet the commitment of college and some would just never be employable. Like I say I am very interested to know where everyone ended up?
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Very interesting ...I've been trying to work out what was happening with this. Disappointing to hear the Government stance but I guess typical of their attitude to anything political..or anything which may require them to do something which vaguely ressembles positive action. Not sure if Bartletts chemicals are the way forward either!! I Do think though that we should be taking some action to preserve the Aesculus but then again it seems that more and more tree types are being affected by one type of pest or disease - especially bleeding types It could be just my lack of inexperience and the new detail with which I look at things but generally tree vigour seems to be getting worse...to hot and not enough water in the Summer
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At my College over the first year I was there, the rate of dropping out was very high and I think in the end only a handful of us have gone onto full time practical work... I would be very interested to know for sure though and hope to find out soon.
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Caddy getting sweaty in a harness has to be worth watching!! I thought the Arborist shown had a great way with words and explained our job, attitudes and feelings brilliantly!
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Great work MB
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Thanks John, the coppice should look good! I just can't really work out why on our job they are removing these trees? Some of them aren't great but some are reallly nice and I can only hope that they are just clearing a bit in order to retain the maturest of the trees in a nice manageable habitat
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Nice tidy work there John!! Can I ask though, why are we felling Elms?? We did some last week too for an LA and was just wondering why based on the species we were felling them? I could understand if they were dead or a "nusiance" but slowly clearing what appears to be a healthy population of Elms seemed to go against conservation a bit...?
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Orbituary notice and tribute to Alex Whyte(Timberwolf)
raafbeard replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
Tragic news... my thoughts are with his friends and family!! -
How about a what makes an excellent Climber thread?
raafbeard replied to raafbeard's topic in General chat
Great replies people...Thanks for taking the time... Still being fairly green to this its good to know that my thoughts on this match others. And that the qualities I aspire too, and the critisms I make of myself and others are within reason. That said it seems that everyone is different on an individual basis, and I sometimes need to have more confidence in my own way of doing things -
How about a what makes an excellent Climber thread?
raafbeard replied to raafbeard's topic in General chat
Nice within reason ... -
What makes an excellent Climbers ?? 1) Strength, Stamina 2) Agility 3) Intelligence - safe, logical, commercial perspective etc 4) A natural instinct for the trees, tools, machinery, adaptable to tree/task 5) Professional attitude (?!) What other suggestions do people have ??
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Sure looks like a tight spot!! Quality felling mate..
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Very good call Ed!!
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Have a blast mate !! and post some pics if you get a chance..
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Nice Work Phenom
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Hope it gets better soon mate!! Gutted for you if thats your nose picking finger...
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Thanks Mate, we've gone for a replacement this time as the saw was pretty virginal .....but I know all these handy repair techniques will be useful next time
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Yeah I can agree with that and some of them appear to be much more challenging than others (yeah ..thanks for that!). You can also spot the odd irregularities in the pruning Would still like to know when they were first done and by who?
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Hey Silky! Worked in Chiswick area for 2 years, it was my first job when I started fresh from College I wasn't convinced with the pollards. However now I think they are great and look really cool when they have all been freshly done - because you can appreciate the size and structure of the Planes. It is great to think that these trees will just get fatter and fatter over the years. The re-growth as well actually looks really good to after you get passed the pom pom dancer stage (which is amusing!!) - just nice fresh shoots with clean bright leaves. It is the only way these magnificent trees can be maintained in that environment. I think there is big credit due to the Climbers who did the first pollarding!
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Very nice looking mono D ...and great to see the Beech lives on !! Will be cool to see how it progresses...
