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Yes, we must pay deference to the dominant, don't rock the boat... Not. The UK seems even more class-conscious than the US, in terms of having letters after one's name and so on.

Colleagues, Tree Folks, There'll be a webinar called Standard Pruning, Super Results! June 18 Wednesday at 12 noon EST, UTC -5:00. We will look at case studies of successfully managing high-risk trees around the world, and the science and the standards behind the practice of retrenchment pruning. One ISA CEU is earned by passing a quiz, with a $25. fee. The fee is waived if, for just $10 more, you join the Society of Commercial Arboriculture. SCA sponsors 4 webinars a year, and events like Aerial Rescue at tree climbing championships, getting students excited about tree care by hosting them at conferences, and holding an annual Field Day Tour of a successful business. Sign up with SCA is quick and easy: http://media.wix.com/ugd/8c8794_98a4fd3c4f0f33c7e93b846a0507d1d6.pdf As an SCA member, this webinar will be absolutely free. The remaining 2014 webinars will be free as well: Wildlife Management in August, and Community Engagement in December. Member and nonmember signup for the June webinar here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1u3Jf-kLHZjkvy7l_DFhJECqHSedyd5ua9Vwdzg2Z8u4/viewform If you can find your way to a screen and a signal at 5 pm UTC on Wednesday, I'll do my best to provide some enjoyable edutainment. See you there! RETRENCHING HOLLOW TREES FOR LIFE SCA Webinar.docx

Tony everyone at the training was highly qualified at some key aspect of tree mgt coming into the May course But all benefited from widening their concept of "the job". Small group work was most productive interaction A lot to learn from each other Cultures can be like echo chambers So new and outside technology is harder to hear But those walls came down at the training--great stuff :thumbsup:

That'll be no guarantee; I took it and am still unworthy. What's to hate about the fact that training tends to qualify the trainee to do the job, or even do the training.?? But sure do it; the price is right.

The only wonder is how it took so long; the crack is evident under your very feet. With the expense of propping, and the sociopolitical/legal questions around fencing, there's on wonder this was not done. BS3998 and also the German ZTV standards give good advice on cabling, yet that treatment seldom gets a mention; curious! and tragic. Two strands of steel crisscrossed up high and a wee tickle at the edges....Any vet tree training should have a comprehensive and unbiased look at viable tree care options. Many of these losses look foreseeable, and very avoidable.

The only wonder is how it took so long; the crack is evident under your very feet. With the expense of propping, and the sociopolitical/legal questions around fencing, there's on wonder this was not done. BS3998 and also the German ZTV standards give good advice on cabling, yet that treatment seldom gets a mention; curious! and tragic. Two strands of steel crisscrossed up high and a wee tickle at the edges....Any vet tree training should have a comprehensive and unbiased look at viable tree care options. Many of these losses look foreseeable, and preventable.

git, maybe the best way to serve the client is to show them a way to keep the asset and get rid of the worries. There's no sign of cracking or failure. They fear the size of the tree--so make it smaller! A 15% reduction might increase stability by 50%, way beyond as reasonable safety margin for a good night's rest. Picus would be overkill, shove in a yardstick if you really want an idea of shell wall At the end of the day we manage trees to continue contributing to our client's quality of life. The main problem here is the tree's liontailed by excessive lifting. I already have my hat on, but our best protection is a healthy canopy.

Footfalls are an issue, hence the suggestions for aeration, mulch and boardwalk. But I really doubt they are a major issue, with everything else going on. Only one person started climbing it, and was invited down in short order. Are people really the only problems to consider?

This is not traditional arboriculture; just thought I'd toss it out here. Earth calling Xerxes... Kvill Oak Report 140610 copy | Historic Tree Care

Not as the tables are currently structured. One option was to have a 5th category of Very Low (or ALARP?) which would put Moderate in the middle--which seems to be where it belongs! All of the 4-section matrices seem skewed toward fear and action; making 5 sections would seem to allow a middle ground, and a more objective approach. I don't know if this would fix the whole scheme or not. It was proposed multiple times during BMP review but never got traction that I know of. re dead branches over paths, the perception of risk (manipulated and heightened by a smoke-and-mirrors communication approach) still seems to rule in the US/ISA. Pay attention to the man behind the curtain, Dorothy!

I'm in a warmer climate and 50% compost/amendment by volume is not unusual. 50% is standard in Singapore for instance. It's all about blending, wide and deep. Good advice to get Mycorrhizal/Microbes from soil around healthy plants same species and adding this to the backfill. Getting soil to drain is key; i use a 5' iron rod for starters.

In the course of improving drainage, soil outside the pit can be amended. the idea is to avoid interfaces; break up the clay as much as possible. What species is going in?

Ah he's quite inactive, as are many on that list. It's quite a corporate-dominated process; that must be quite a surprise as viewed from the UK.

The best-kept secret in the US segment of the tree care industry is this announcement that the A300 committee is attempting to reaffirm the current 2008 version of the A300 Pruning standard. The text is below, with the odd statement that "no comments or suggestions for improvement for the Pruning standard were received by TCIA since 2008." This must be a typo. We've seen many calls for changes to this standard in TCI magazine, and also presented at Expo. Now's the time to check your 2008 copy and think about how it works, or doesn't work for you. Compared to the standards in advanced countries like Germany and the UK, the text is obscure, and lacking guidance and information. The A300 committee has no working arborists participating, and recently floated a change in its Bylaws that, unlike the Z133 committee, for instance, does not allow any input from Observers at its meetings. So it's up to us to review this and submit comments to Mr. Rouse and your committee reps, listed below. May 8, 2014 ANSI A300 (Part 1)-2008 Pruning Standard Reaffirmation Notice ANSI A300 (Part 1)-2008 Pruning standard is in public review for a proposed reaffirmation of the standard. Reaffirmation means the standard is reaffirmed for up to an additional 5–year period as is, without substantive changes. This decision was reached since no comments or suggestions for improvement for the Pruning standard were received by TCIA since 2008. Once the reaffirmation is approved, the A300 committee will begin working on the next revision of the Pruning standard (projected for 2016). The public review period runs May 9, to June 23, 2014. Since this is a reaffirmation of a standard, your public review draft copy is your copy of the ANSI A300 (Part 1)-2008 Pruning standard, to order call TCIA at 800-733-2622. 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I'll have to remember this one... What is the objective of the pruning? If you change the spec to say cuts <8 cm the tree might not be ruined. Got a camera?

Learn the conventional, so you can dare to be unconventional. My dad's advice; took a few decades to sink in...

Upsetting? No, more like causing to squirm perhaps or rethink some assumptions All to a good end I expect

I just heard Jeremy in Turin Italy and expect there may be a risk of considerable discomfort for some attendees But that can be a good thing! Strongly Recommended!

Still looking for your 'definite case for felling', as well as support for the Merip theory. Nice firewood for next winter.

Wouldn't an arb school library have these on the shelf! The 2nd Schwarze book retails at $200USD, but I agree w gaz re Strategies for your purpose. not 100 pounds; [ame]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fungal-Strategies-Wood-Decay-Trees/dp/3540672052[/ame] you could search here for a start Arboriculture & Urban Forestry Online

TRAQ assessments ime most oft go astray when 'Possible' is ticked when a likelihood is quite Improbable, because 'Anything is Possible', or so they say. This semantic snafu results in no Unlikely, and no Low Risk, even when risk is Very low. Too many matrices; brains are tired when they get to Mitigation Options, so the most important considerations are typically ignored. As with the 1994 form, 'Fell' is all too often the result.

The spec writer might consider saving money, and the tree, by dumping sand down to raise the grade. A layer of compost with geotextile fabric above, before dumping sand, might be another idea. Got a picture?

with all due respect that sounds like endarkenment. Pics would tell more.

sunscald theory has merit. The amount of woundwood evident suggests pruning of lower limbs, or loss of adjacent tree, a few years back?

Where and how well is this damage compartmentalised? You can find out by moving those ferns off the stem and looking. This would guide pruning specs. By the looks of the crown, eminently reduceable. Investing in removal would be a waste of financial and arboreal assets.