wildewood
-
Posts
57 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Classifieds
Tip Site Directory
Blogs
Articles
News
Arborist Reviews
Arbtalk Knot Guide
Gallery
Store
Calendar
Freelancers directory
Everything posted by wildewood
-
SWB.. Root plate stays in situ; gob cut on the stem. Measured the stem, guessed the angles.
-
Any one here good at maths and equations? Pen and paper at the ready. Sweet chestnut, 10 metres length, with the total weight of the stripped stem weighing 2.5 T on a slope of 40 degrees. The hung up tree leans down the slope at 50 degrees. The wire to pull the top of tree back up the slope, i.e. towards the top of the hill, will have an angle of 30 degrees. All angles are from a horizontal plane. Anchor point 25 metres from wire attachment point on hung up tree. There will be no resistance from root plate, but some from hinge. So, how much force (pull) will be needed to lift tree to an upright position?
-
For a 'shiny' (gloss) finish, first coat danish oil, 5% thinned with white spirit, then two-three coats neat danish. Don't wipe them off; wipe on with lint free cloth and leave to dry, and you will get a deep, lasting lustre.
-
Green (Whych) Elm is great when its getting wet a lot, or submerged. When using for inside, for furniture or flooring it's best kiln dried to 12 or 13 % moisture as it's prone to a whole lot of movement. Green Oak however has been used in construction around the world for thousands of years, for good reason. Lovely to work with, ages nicely, strong and sounds like it will be cheap!!
-
Three types of bat already in the house, he can't fart without permission of Bat Protection Squad, so I doubt he will see the need for further habitat. Seems the best advice is to remove dead limbs affected, and leave the rest of the tree to continue in whatever way it will. No danger of public, or indeed anyone getting near it. Thanks to all for your input.
-
Hi All, first posting, so be gentle... Fraxinus excelsior, parkland vintage pollard, 20 ft DBH. Trouble is, it's covered in black cankers, guess their saprophytic as its only showing on dead limbs and dead co-dom stems. Owner (mad aristocrate) wants to 'save' the tree, but has suggested that if it is to far gone, we should set it on fire to remove it..:scared1: I reckon about 15 per cent is affected. Anyone got experience of effects on the living part of the tree of this fungus? Cheers!!
