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Class! Effing hilarious!:lol:

Would you do it? Looks a bit dangerous....could end up in a mess:001_huh: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFxWiSLyfsg&feature=grec]YouTube - Just Another Day At The Office[/ame]

Has anyone here on the forum inoculated fungus on standing wood? I have a few Monoliths that could be tweaked with some rare redlisted species. Is it doable? Anyone tried it? How would you go about it?

That was a mighty interesting speech! Fascinating, new knowledge. The more I find out the less I know...

Youre both wrong! correct answer is roughly 58,898 cm!

Is this what you looking for? Arbetsteknik för huggning av vindfällen Translated by Google into english.... Google Översätt Good pics....

Thats what i'm using for my lowering kit... or my climbing kit. You can easily fit 40meter of rope, harness, helmet, spikes and chainsaw and still have some room for bits and bobs! Great kit bag that!!!! Good buy i'd say:thumbup:

First episode of Axmen is on tonite in Sweden! Finally I can catchuo and see whats the fuzz is about....

Amazing stuff! Hats off for all the skilled people involved in this true craftmanship! Thanks Quickthorn, never crossed my mind looking at youtube:blushing: Been watching quite a few ones. How big is the market for billhooks? If I pass Gränsfors Bruk I could speak to them..... they might be intrested in broadening their production line... Sorry for derailing...

Used for laying hedges....amongst other uses. Quickthorn you dont happen to have closeups on the laying? I've never seen it done:blushing:

A felled tree is for a customer and a pollard for a client.... Explain to the customer that the best option is to repollard the tree (giraffe or other method) and then maintain the tree as a pollard by redoing the job every 2-3 years and that you will happily train them in the technique or come back every 3 years and remove the debris aswell:001_smile: Eventhough you cant guarantee the tree to regenerate its growth after the initial repollard you are most certain it will and if it doesent its not too late to remove the stems. In this way the tree can be their joy and pride for many years to come (even decades) and you will hopefully have a longterm client who will recomend you to all their neighbours and friends:001_smile: Great tree with great habitat potential. A properly maintained pollard can survive longer than a unpollarded tree and become a host to many endangered insects, fungus, beetles, etc.

Fairplay to you Rupe! Eventhough it's obvious that there is no intention from Monkeyd's side to give either you or the TO a hard time. Its mere an interest in the desisionmaking and conclusion of the reason for the withdrawn TPO that is in focus. Im sure you could explain this to the TO and pass on Monkeyds contact info and leave it up to him/her to get in contact with him if approperiate, thus not putting your integrity at risk. Thanks Rupe for sharing this story with us. Great performance, informative and brilliant video and pics! Picked up a few ideas that will be used in the future:thumbup:

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/picture-forum/1874-nice-little-felling-job.html There u go... just cut and paste the address info in your browser when youre on the side u want to link to.

Sorry but it's a scientific paper... with some parts translated.... Come on Hamadryad! Have u ever tried Google translation?!?:confused1:If not you should give it a try, good enough to get the grasp of it.... I was just wondering if enyone was interested in the method and IF there was a similar method in english? Ive been usig Google translation to communicate with a guy in Greece that only speak greek! Emailing with translation was allright. "The paper presents a simple method for evaluating conservation priorities of single broadleaved deciduous trees in urban areas (parks, avenues, cemeteries and gardens) from an entomo-saproxylic viewpoint. It is a rapid, low cost method, independent of weather and time of year, to be used by any person with or without prior entomological knowledge, still without losing precision and quality. The method classifies trees, regardless of taxonomy, into five different groups (I-IV, R) reflecting the probability of the tree to host nationally threatened (redlisted) saproxylic insects. The probability is set to ’very high’ by class Itrees, ’moderately high’ by class II-trees, low by class III-trees and very low by class IVtrees. In addition, a special R class (Resource class) holds trees which are postulated to evolve into any of categories I-II within a reasonable near future (20-100 years from now). The classifying procedure is made step-wise by evaluating seven ecological and structural qualities: tree hollow, water-filled stem hollow, sap run, exposed wood (no bark), tree fungi, tree dimension (stem diamater >1 meter), pollard (taller stump). The method facilitates evaluation of single objects and makes them comparable. It predicts presence/absence of threatened species, not quality or quantity of such, and is proposed for situations when rapid decision and/or low-cost measure-taking is in demand. This was all in the paper already translated! The rest goes into detail about the method... which would be a waste of time for me to translate into english IF there is already a similar method being used in UK already!

I can buy them at a reasonable prize, it's just that the pigeons refuse to fly them over... Theyre heavy....will cost a fortune to mail...

AHA – a simple method for evaluating conservation priorities of trees in parks and urban areas from an entomo-saproxylic viewpoint Is there a similar method in UK? If not this might be usefull to anyone involved in serious surveywork regarding trees, not just taking safety but also eco-issues in mind. I'm using this method as a part of my treesurveys, especially the ones regarding avenues of trees since there is a protection (TPO-type) on all treeavenues in Sweden. You are not allowed to do any kind of work on trees that are protected unless you have contacted the "County Administrative Board (-Länsstyrelse) prior to carrying out any kind of work that might damage the protected biotope. This method gives me a better base for my exemption application and help me to come across as a professional. Any input or ideas on other methods are welcome! AHA translates into Reveal Threathened park and Avenuetrees(AHA = Avslöja Hotade park- och Alléträd.) aha-metod.pdf

Taking the words from my mouth! Good idea!!! The books I'm reading are so complex (I love it), but how about a book (or program, or booth-Book with CD and freesubcription for updates?)that puts things in "plain english" so we in return can explain things to customers and collegues who are not arbpeople? What I'm really missing is information on how fast decaying different fungus are (how much trouble are they causing) is it possible to give hints? Typical habit (practical detection methods if fruting bodies are not present at the moment. eg white rot in ash no fruting bodies, could be... check for fruting bodies at stembase in autumn (aug onwards) Is this possible? Sort of backtracking the fungus. Good input above too, would be very helpfull. Great idea and I would deffinatly buy the book!

Arbour? As in Garden arbour?!?

I think the message has gotten through...... Time to call it a wrap?

Poplar hackedtobitsiensis 'Butchers Black Hybrid"?

No there is no regulations stating u to use a saw like this! Both Stihl and Husqvarna has had versions of these previously...! Its a marketing thing "We make the safest saw there is!.....No We do!...and so on" A collegue swears by them! I think they are allright for straight felling conifers and snedding in a forrest, for arb work? NO! I tried one years ago up in a tree:lol: :thumbdown: I would say i'ts a good saw for domestic users doing firewood and such, very safe!

Ah finally found the relevant threads! Great ones too!!! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/tree-health-care/3877-collybia-fusipes.html http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/tree-health-care/13243-merrip-beech.html http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/tree-health-care/13345-another-merrip-thread.html Missed them somehow:001_rolleyes: Thanks Tony:thumbup: (They were under the TREE HEALTH CARE section....)

These Pics are truly amazing! Great resource!!! Best library for Arbs....

Now were talking!!!!! (ARBTALKING!!!!!) This site is just GGGGRRRRREEEAT!