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Did the last root survey today... House is gone and the digger is scheduled for thursday. Just wished my homemade Airspade was ready to go... Havent had the time to finish that project on time...aghwell plenty of opportunitys to use that later on.. The oak has been molested over the years, but holds significant historical values.

Love the ocluded wound from the inside!!!!! Never seen anything like it! Well done Tom!

Intresting stuff! Would you mind elaborating and explain exactly what the benefits are? I can see some, but I´m guessing theres more to it.

It´s a bit like the chipper-stick...sold by the dozen and a holder for two to sit on your belt...

Thought this was intresting... anyone knows more about it or care to share opinions? [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOgoxihou-8]YouTube - Singing Tree Rope Wrench[/ame]

...and then turning the corner and seeing this! It just blew my mind!!!!:biggrin:

That is the most beutiful pergola I have ever seen! Walking along it was one of the things I will cherish the coming cold months... You do work in, as far as I can judge, one of the most beutiful sites in europe!

Or you could just get one of these and do a lot more with it... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVI9PzRZpH4&feature=related]YouTube - Ironhorse movie[/ame]

Nice pics! One Phellinus I havent come a cross yet. At the moment Im on a hunt for Fometopsis rosea, lovely little things, Ive heard about a gnome that apparently seen them in some old forest not too far from me.

Lol I never saw that snowball:lol: I will have a look at the tree next time I go to Malmö. I met Örjan, the guy on TV day before yesterday I wanted to chat to him about moving some trees... IKEA is building a new store in my town and its affecting a lot of trees and I´m looking into the possibility to relocating some of them. He pointed out that this snippet was online.

Not sure, but I think it was some 30 meters.

They were moving the tree to a group of trees as the shoppingcentre is beeing rebuilt and the tree was moved to an area where there will be a park. The tree is fine, was moved february this year so future will tell. At least three years of watering and maintenence will follow...

A collegue of mine did move a big Crataegus lavallei ‘Carrierei’ which is rated 1 of 10 most interesting trees in Sweden. A very rare tree indeed and was planted around 1938. Webb-tv - Lokaltidningen Limhamn-Bunkeflo, Malmö, Västra Malmö & Östra Malmö: Reportage från de lokala nyhetspatrullerna A project that has been prepared and started 5 years ago.

DoubleDeck :: Trucksmith Intresting and innovative!

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU4wntHJS7Q]YouTube - Amazing Fungi Time-lapse[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXl15ajao4Q]YouTube - Earthstar fungi time lapse[/ame]

I have absolutley no ideas. I found it on the internet and thought it was intresting.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s_fpRUqpuE&feature=related]YouTube - Mushroom time lapse Amanita Muscaria[/ame]

Thanks Hama! Its a tricky one I find...leaning towards australe...only thing is that it has not been recorded around my area before. Looking into labs, museum of nature might be able to help Quite right on the implication thing, we are looking to spend some money on this oak, it would be nice if he didnt fall over within a year or so...

The house was torn down as of wednesday and the fence removed... I decided to do some rootexcavations/survey to establish where the roots are and in what condition. Perfect job for a young and fit apprentice! We begun digging a trench at the previous dripline to find out how deep the roots are. I dug about a foot and a half and found nothing! We then started clearing the trunkcollar... It was apparent that the tree and its roots has been covered with a layer of topsoil, probably about 12", some 30 years ago. Not a lot of roots and only a few major ones, growing at 45 degree angle downwards. I found one with whiterot and another one with brittle wood and whiterot. the rest of them seem ok. I will carry on next week and see how the rest of the roots are.

Sometimes the urban development catches up with the rural life of a tree... This oak used to be in a junction where one road led down to the river and to the crossingpoint where everything northbound had to pass, the other road turned left and took everything westbound. Time passed and one of the roads were moved, a bridge was built elsewhere and the mighty old oak ended up in a private garden. The owner started a buisness and the buisness grew and the tree ended up with less and less space around its trunk. Years later the buisness is prosperous and needs to expand. They approach the council and applied for a new road to be built, unfortunatly there was an old miserably looking tree, not even fit for firewood, in the way. They asked if they could knock the tree down and build a new exit for 24 meter lorries... But action was taken, thanks to the old neighbour who could tell the papers the story of the tree, and the council biologist who claimed the biodiversity value, and a nutty arborist who said "lets try to save this one!" To cut a long story short.... this is the story of a tree who will have a special treatment due to its historical value and as a symbol for biodiversity and veteran trees... (Looks like I´m getting myself a picture thread thread...) The County Administrative Board acnowledged its importance and its now part of the collection of valuable trees in the county (#2188) The council have put a "Council nature reserve protection", which is not a common thing to do.

Hi! Could do with some help on this one... Really poor pictures, but hopefully youll be able to help me id this little fella:001_huh: grows really low on a Quercus robur. I´m doing a root survey and trying to establish the best way to improve livingconditions for this tree. Will put up pictures as this projects develops... Thanks! (Finally got me self a new computer and will have the ability to upload pics again...yey!!)

I might agree with you MB, but nevertheless a cool idea!

Can I have a 3 1/2" extension done to me bed too?

Great pics! I'm jealous... Cutter1s place is great innit? Good luck in your future research, i would love to come back again...!