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    I dare to say its far mor common on Maple...
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    I dare to say its far mor common on Maple...
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    So what's this then? Haven't seen it in the flesh so makes it a bit harder... I think I know it, but your eyes and opinions are more then welcome![ATTACH]100355[/ATTACH]
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    So what's this then? Haven't seen it in the flesh so makes it a bit harder... I think I know it, but your eyes and opinions are more then welcome!
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    Awesome! I had a look at my small trials that I did a few years back "2009 and 2010) on trees that were planted 2003 and 2007. They have really improved and put on some good extensions. Quercus robur, Crategus monogyna, Prunus padus and Acer platanoides. They all look better than the ones I didn't cardboardmulched!
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    Thanks for the update! Any weed or grass showing through the mulch? What about worms? Any cardboard left? Looks really good!
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    The book is out of print, new edition is long overdue... Try the library, they might have a copy.
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    Nope, leaves resembles of oranges, smothedges...
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    Is this what youre looking for?
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    Pruning cuts

    Xerxses replied to bofh's topic in General chat

    [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Guide-Pruning-Edward-Gilman/dp/111130730X]Amazon.com: An Illustrated Guide to Pruning (9781111307301): Edward F. Gilman: Books[/ame] Best there is... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Illustrated-Guide-Pruning-Gilman-Edward-F-9781111307301-Book-/130758081367?pt=Non_Fiction&hash=item1e71c9fb57 perhaps?
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    Cheers! Sounds like an interesting read...
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    You need to be in the industry and gained some knowledge already... but here goes; Advanced Course Search - FdSc Arboriculture (On-line) Did u see this? http://www.isa-arbor.com/certification/becomeCertified/studyMaterials.aspx
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    http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/training-education/34573-isa-cert-arb.html International Society of Arboriculture Welcome to the International Society of Arboriculture UK and Ireland Chapter - Welcome :: Home :: ISA UK&I Chapter Just some info...
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    Autumn haze...
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    Forgot about this thread.... should update with some photos... Pictures from the grand opening of the Towns newest and smallest "Nature preservation area" The most common thing is to protect the tree itself but in this case the whole un-tarmacked area is protected thus giving all leaves, twigs, branches and even the new plant the same protection! Quite a turn up! The County Directory Board Preservation officer for endangered species gave a talk on the importance of and historical aspects of oaks in the area and then the Bigshot local politician planted a sapling found in the area (from the very same oak) with the aid of a Nutty arb with some unconventional ideas... (Hence the micro nature reserve....) He also gave a talk where he pointed out the importance of this tree and also how it has brought the community, local buisnessmen and the Commune together in this venture.
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    http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/landscaping/20632-how-do-i-make-soil.html Will add later on photos as I forgot the camera at work...
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    Think thats wy i rememberd, Wormfarmer is a great thing to have on ones CV. In Ireland i had them in buckets with cardboard and oatflakes... (Experimenting with different ways of farming them... only small scale though!)
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    Cheers! I think I recall a previous thread where you said something about your wormgrowing career, think it was a thread about turning woodchip into sellable soil or something... I have a few photos that I could add to that thread but cant remember what the thread was called.
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    Sounds interesting! Always good to have a few cards up my sleeve... Can you also explain more about the grey water filters? My company is also involved in water management.... always interesting to learn about new methods. Cheers!
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    Bit of both, but mainly to break up the turf. A spade would have done it in a day or so.... we are talking about an area of roughly 100 m3... And old Bertha likes to wreck lawns from time to time...! The whole job took a day including everything; Flaming the grass, probing for roots, fetching machines and cardboard, chipping the brash and rotivate the whole area, mulch and then tidy up the area (got a hand from a collegue in the last hour as I was running late due to a collegues last day and we got cake!) Not a bad days work I'd say!!!!
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    For personal reasons I had to take a huge step back from the Swedish Arbscene for a while... just got fed up with everything.... Thats why I havent been on here for a good while, I needed some perspective and find the joy again. I have been out of touch with things so dont really know of any real plans...
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    Good to point out Lee! I wouldn't mind some of your fancy equipment for losening up the soil but.... no money for it yet. So this method was the one that was at hand. If I can show how beneficial this is they might let me buy an Airspade to do other trees... I handexcavated close to the trunk and dug around the tree looking for roots the day before when I gas flamed the turf to kill it off. My original plan was to add cardboard straight to the turf and let the worms do their trick.... The soil is really sandy so the roots go deep. Since i didn't even find fineroots close to the surface i decided to breakup the top 10 cm, which means there will be plenty of air between soil and cardboard as the surface is uneven.

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