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  1. Amelanchier
    Well as Q. robur and Q. petrea already hybridise to a depressing array of intermediate forms aggregated under Q. x rosacea and Q. cerris already gives us a similarly variable Q. x hispanica when crossed with Q. suber. I'd guess its inevitable!!! That's another one for the taxonomists to play with!
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    Bob, I know someone who will splice for bakery based food products! You're right, there is more to splicing than there appears to be - I've been splicing for several years now since Mr Knott showed me how. On this occasion, time pressures rob me of trial and error system I commonly employ when starting on a new rope. TBH the bakery products are probably more expensive than a beer!
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    Having looked through the NE triple braid guide in a bit more detail I notice that the parallel core isn't actually included in the eye. It just gets tapered out in a certain place! The inversion of the braids is part of the standard double braid splice. However, it does seem to be a good idea to follow the manufacturers guidelines!
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    Hang on, Are you sure Tom - the product data sheet says; "Easily spliced on one or both ends using conventional double braid splice."
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    A friend of mine has a phrase for things like this. Turbo ball-ache.
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    Doh. Came at the site from a different angle and there it is! Splicing Tachyon Triple braid splice... Dunno if I can be bothered. Might buy someone a beer to do it for me.
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    Are we talking bleeding canker? If so its worth noting that the current thinking is that the pathogen is Psuedomonas syringae pv. aesculi rather than Phytopthora... Which doesn't help spelling much! Easier to remember that Psuedomonas is a bacterium and Phytopthora is a mold... (sort of)
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    So tell me ropegods, Tachyon is some kind of funky doublebraid/parallel core hybrid thingy - I presume a regular doublebraid splice can be done if I pull the parallel core out of the section I want to splice. After all, its just there for feel and cross section profile, not strength... right?
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    What's better about them? The tree doesn't care what it looks like! Its suffered a partial failure and stablised. Its more stable now than its ever been! Admit it Huck, You love it really!
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    Maybe... I'd have to mound layer them behind something... Hmmmm the possibilities!
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    The specimen I've seen is a small multistem. You're probably right Josh - I might just do it...
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    Picture of the mine, preferably with a date stamp or some other means of proving the date. After all - there's a beer up for winning!
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    Well... Seems to me that you would be able to but does anyone actually know??? I'd like to maintain one as a coppice multistem in my smallish garden. Feasible or not??? Cheers
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    The egg did. Dinosaurs were laying eggs well before they evolved into chickens...
  15. Amelanchier
    Nice work Dave. I personally would consider dismantling it to be the waste of money not its retention. Also, in terms of replanting, I think its worth realising that in order to get just one tree to that age you'd be looking at quite an investment. Its not a sustainable practice to write old trees off. Have you undertaken a CAVAT valuation of the tree Dave? Could make for a controvesial figure!!!
  16. Amelanchier
    The best knot for tying off to a tow hitch/ball is the pile hitch. Never jams - so simple to tie even I can manage it.
  17. Amelanchier
    Can you hear them calling you.... Daaaaaave Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaveeeee
  18. Amelanchier
    Now that the Chestnuts are all looking great and green (at least round here!) I was just wondering where the first leaf miner would appear??? So... Who's up first with a photo?!?!?! First prize is a beer.
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    That's the key IMO.
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    Hmmm, looks awfully green and well formed for a spruce/fir thats been growing inside a dark wet tight space without any roots! That being said, I'd TPO it.
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    Air cooled flat 4?
  22. Amelanchier
    MAN B&W 6S60MC inline six cylinder low-speed.
  23. Amelanchier
    Interesting point. Platanus and Tilia as well (smoothish bark). I've seen some fibrous rooting in large Q. cerris unions where detritus has built up. Not Q.robur or petrea from memory. Something tells me Ulmus and Robinia would do it as well (suckering species). That's my understanding - dormant buds are meristematic tissue. Which can become any other kind of tissue (meriSTEMatic cells!). They will be 'activated' by environmental triggers (light, moisture, etc) or plant hormones (auxins, gibberelins etc). The propogation technique of layering relies upon exactly this. Which reminds me Tim, Blickling Hall have a large Q. cerris in their gardens which has self layered successfully.
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    I think you find its an offence to cause that to grow in the wild, and you'll need a waste carriers licence to take it from site. Pretty though.
  25. Amelanchier
    Is it a Douggie?

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