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fyi decision notice attached 2011_0925-APPEAL_DECISION-18403.pdf

felled, decision made by planning inspector on appeal.

felled

hello, been a while since i posted on here! anyhow came across this today on a large old native oak. i thought initially it looked like Inonotus hispidus, but on oak seemed unlikely? all old ganoderma resinaceum i have seen retain there upper brown lacquered surface at this stage? any thoughts? cheers steve

thanks for posting. has anyone got pictures/articles of the failed tree?

hi paul, hope your well i was referring to conditioning in replacement trees as part of the planning application for the removal of this tree. hopefully the landowner will plant something suitable.

Swansea area, I have walked past this tree for over 20 years. looked fine before the large flats went in. then I slowly watched it decline over 10 years until the end. Now there is no scope for replacement tree planting. If this was going to go ahead I feel it would have been better to remove this tree before construction and condition in some good replacement trees planting in suitable locations for mitigation.

How not to do Trees and Development!

hi chris, thanks for the reply. to do the topo survey clear sight line would make life easier. yes you are right about the clearance work over two quarters, thanks i may go back to site and work out if that is a practical solution. steve 👍

Hello All, Has anyone had experience of the requirement for a felling licence to clear some trees/shrub to allow for site investigation work to be carried out as required to fulfil the reserved matters for a residential planning application? My client wishes to submit a reserved planning application ASAP regarding an outline planning application for residential housing. The site is an allocated site for housing. My client requires to gain access into the central area of the site to carry out ground investigation work and a topographical survey which are required as part of the reserved matters planning application. They require to fell/coppice the central area (approx 0.45 hectare ) of the site which consists of mainly ash and goat willow regeneration (approx. 50-125mm diameter at 1.5 metres above ground level) which has developed since the central area of the site was maintained as a grass paddock since the late 1980’s. The Council have queried the requirement of a felling licence and I am not receiving a clear answer back from (Natural Resources Wales i.e. Forestry Commission) Any thoughts are gratefully received! Many thanks Steve Lucocq

hello, thanks for posting and being honest regarding your weaknesses is commendable. 28 years old is young in my eyes and i have friends who were older getting into arb and now enjoying working as arborists. my story may be of interst to you as i tried a number of jobs after uni but always kept coming back to working outdoors with nature. during uni summers i worked as a green keeper at a local golf course and loved working outdoors in all weathers and looking back at what i had achieved at the end of the day with a great sence of satisfaction. aftoer uni i got a job in london as thats what i thought i should do, lasted 5 months and came bsck to south wales. soon after that got a job as a groundie for a private tree surgeon and enjoyed it but was very hard work with that particular business. soon after that i put myself through a lantra chainsaw course and did some volunteering work and picked people brains in the arb world. then a job with the local council came up for trainee arborist and i was lucky enough to be taken on. those early years of learning the ropes were amazing and i would have turned up to work even if they did not pay me! i was always willing to do the dragging etc which gained me respect and then opportunities to climb with experienced arborists. i would say that nearly 20 years ago there was less competition in getting arb jobs and that these days it may be harder to get a job in arb but if your are truly keen then no doubt it will happen. from what you have written in your first post struck a cord with me and being brutally honest and open regarding your weaknessess and working to improve them will gain you far more respect than trying to run before you can crawl. hope this post is of interest and makes sence as in a rush to get my boy to school.. all the very best with your exciting future!!

sorry in a rush but you're not wrong. we walked the site in Picton castle (new to Dr Salter) and examples demonstrating this were shown that were only identified in the morning. please note this is not a 100% rule like many things in nature but a statically high proportion demonstrate this relationship. To me that restrictions between stems (graft/rubbing branches etc) leads to a weaker union makes sense. like weaning a tree from a stake to increase forces/movement to stimulate root growth, tree producing reactive wood to try to maintain optimum structural stability etc. it all fits together with me.

Hi david, Old post new(ish) topic. What was the union like on this beauty?

Great thank you!

Many Thanks David! To be included within a BS5837 tree report and hopefully conditioned in if planning consent is given. will include fenced off exclusion zone / information boards etc. I will keep you posted

For me it just shows again that trees respond their growth to the forces they are exposed to. This fits in with the evidence provided by DR Duncan Slater that rubbing/touching/grafted branches leads to weaker bark included unions as these restrictions reduce the forces on the union and thereby the tree grows to develop a union to only with stand these weaker forces. visa versa if grafts/rubbing branches etc are in place above a bark included union in a mature tree then retain as removing them will greatly increase the forces on the union in one cut and will increase the risk of failure. common sense I know but backed up by scientific evidence which always sits well with me.

Hello All, I have just attended the Tree Fork Assessment course run by Dr Duncan Slater. Really interesting and a few light bulb moments for me. http://www.trees.org.uk/Training-And-Events

Hello All, I require a few photos of a recently large monlithed beech tree, has any one got some images they are willing to share? Thank you in advance!

in reply to stevebullman(sorry did not quote u) i used to do alot of rock climbing. not sure if people are interested but i have a set of 60metre 8mm half ropes ie u climb on two ropes (lead) and they can in isolation take a big fall but it allows you to place gear either side of the route to reduce rope drag and safer to have as u have a backup, plus u can absail 60metres and pull them down, ha they look like shoes laces after tree climbing on 13mm for a while. also they r very stretchy and therefore u fall further but there is less shock load on the gear than a single rock climbing rope so more likely for your protection to hold in the rock

cheers everyone for the quick replies. using a blakes hitch not prussic loop but may try out a few of the new hitches out there. looking to get a 30 metre rope. next question whos good to order from?

hi, go easy on me as have not looked at climbed kit in 5 plus years so a little out of touch with new tree climbing ropes. anyhow looking to buy a light weight tree climbing rope for recreational tree climbing/camping. using oldschool double rope method with blakes hitch with jumar/leg loop for assistance. looking for light rope as stripping kit down as the tree climbing will be after a hike. also what prussik/rope combo should i go for? thanks in advance!! steve

Hello, Looking for a good, clear, in depth book on conifer ID, if possible particularly on cypress family? Any suggestions would be great? Thanks in advance Steve

Also i think in the old 2005 bs5837 some mention of wildlife habitat potential was included in the survey details

Hi, thanks for bringing this up. In my 5837 surveys i would mention any wildlife habitat potential but this would not be to the same detail level as an ecologist. Generally i work alongside ecologists who also survey the trees for bat potential and carry out further survey work if requiried. i will try picking up a copy of the new bs, is it free or do u have a link to it? Thanks

link https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/publications/2015/11/wood-wise-autumn-2015/