John Hancock
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Sorry to hear that mate, bugger, bugger and bugger! Hope things work out insurance-wise.
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The second set is a Cedar, also at Croome. The building is called the Rotunda, built around 1760 by Robert Adam. The tree recently suffered a failure in the upper crown, resulting in two further large branches breaking off. Once these gardens are opened to the public I can’t see this tree staying, given the obvious history.
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I thought it would be a good idea to create a library of naturally formed coronets and fractures, those of us experimenting with this type of pruning could then perhaps use them as a reference - they may help create some even more convincing pieces of work. Please include a picture of the host tree (so pictures can be put into context) and no sneaking in your coronets curtsey of Mr Stihl. The 1st set of pictures are of an Oak at Croome Park, Worcestershire. The park was designed by 'Capability' Brown, work began in 1751 and many of the original trees still survive. This little chap was here long before then…..
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another test...
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Ha! We’ll be drilling cavities next, to drain the water out.
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Coronet oak......have I done the right thing?
John Hancock replied to Graham's topic in Picture Forum
Right spec for the right location. We have another Coronet job coming up, a huge Oak pollard in a rather ‘urban’ setting. We’re thinking of making a large Oak notice board from our own woodland to explain to the public how and why this type of work is done, maybe even having a small blackboard attached to it so members of the public can chalk-up what wildlife they’ve seen on the tree. -
That was such a good post Stu, thanks for taking the time, well done and good luck!!
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Think your onto a winner with this thread Dean, excellent idea!
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Nice job Matt and I applaud your efforts. Cant help but feel the owners should have had the balls to cull the thing and put it out of its misery. Nice tree, wrong location – these belong in parks, cemeteries and manor house front lawns. Fair-play though Matt, hope you gave them your number – you’ll be doing a little repeat business in the coming years.
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Its an interesting slant you have on life there Stevie, cheers
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Mick, if I had your rifle I’d have double-tapped every one of ‘em from my covert position (sat inside the cab of the Canter.)
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We didn’t even know they were being felled. There’s a new doctors surgery going to be built on the site and the hedge was to remain at least until building was completed. Note the lack of PPE worn by the chainsaw user. Apparently these trees were falling down in any given direction last week (one car nearly got hit), no chapter 8 and no PPE. Getting the job as compensation for all that wasted time would have been good, not even being asked was worse and then to have monkeys turn-up and nearly kill themselves and a member of the public is a travesty! (sour grapes)
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Then….. We happen to drive past 6 weeks later and were greeted with this! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hC0TkMJzV8]YouTube - Hedge[/ame] Every single tree has been felled by contractors, gutted! (The metal fence in the foreground is where the trees used to be.)
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Some of you may remember that just before Christmas we were on this job. I’d originally quoted for it well over 12 months ago and seriously under priced it and to be honest forgotten all about it. (note the many, many lovely cones) Then highways decided they wanted it completed, fair enough I thought. It was one of those jobs you had to just grit your teeth and get done. When we finished we literally opened a bottle, we were so relieved!
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I was reading a few American forums today and apparently these bits of kit were once relatively inexpensive (3k ish), then the government agencies starting using this kit for covert opps and the price instantly went skywards (no pun intended). Imagine the fun you could have in an urban environment, i.e. a block of flats!
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Thanks for the advice guys, that’s brilliant stuff. I’ve always dismissed all the ‘milling’ at the shows (God-knows why) because I’m fascinated by it all now. I’ve banged off a few e-mails to the local farm/land owners I know to see if they’re interested, if there is a few ££’s in it for them then I hope they will be!
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I’m considering buying an 36” mill, and matching saw and putting it to good use in some Oak & Ash woodland that I help manage here in Worcestershire. My question is this – What would be a reasonable rate that I could hire myself out as an ‘owner/operator’? I'm not bothered about getting rich, or making a living doing this work; I just don’t want to be taken advantage of. Also, I assume the ’88 is the best saw for this set-up? Cheers, John.
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Here are two of them, easy to find on this forum…. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/13161-12th-arborists-trade-fair-june-11th-12th.html http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/9698-capel-manor-2010-a.html Try joining the FaceBook group for Arbtalk, most shows are listed on the events section, together with useful links. Login | Facebook
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10 months time Tom - Their Christmas special
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I haven’t seen that sized cone for years, ideal for Oompa loompas’ though!
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I’m going to check my budget tomorrow and see if there is enough to go out and buy one! Imagine the hours of fun you could have (while technically still at work)
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This must be the coolest piece of inspection equipment. The Air2Air Draganflyer X6 (cool name too). Click in the link and find the video of an aerial tree inspection. Air2Air Draganflyer X6 :: UK and European Distribution
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Where near Worcester..??
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