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Polyporus squamosus and Auricularia auricula-judae?
scotspine1 replied to scotspine1's topic in Fungi Pictures
The lower cavity/wound (first pic - see red dots) - wall 4 around the cavity is good I agree, helped along no doubt by the feeding provided by the (now removed) overgrown epicormic growth, but the Dryad's saddle is in there which we know can lead to failure. The overgrown epi (red dots) was damaged in recent high winds and broken/hanging down over the house which is why it was removed. The limbs were very leggy had just snapped in the wind at different points on different branches, but interestingly not at the attachment points which had been strengthened (as you said) over the years since the wound was made. The higher wound had similar damaged overgrown epi branches which hung down over the house. They failed at the attachment point, ripped out (see 2nd pic - red dots), that wound is a particularly good example of what not to do to a tree.......ever.
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thought some of you may like to see pics of what looks very like Polyporus squamosus (beside Silky) and the remnants of some Auricularia auricula-judae (next to chainsaw saw bar observed in large old wounds (flush cuts) on an old Acer pseudoplatanus. Wounds are about 1 m apart on left stem. I'm not happy with the left stem, not so much because of the fungi present but because of the structural weakness presented by the hideous old pruning wounds. If the left stem was to be removed the whole tree would be as well going as it would leave the right stems very prone to westerly wind damaged. Tree is about 3 m from client's property (see pic below) Any thoughts welcome.
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how do you know this for sure? do you investigate all the roots of the trees you see displaying O. mucida in the crown? .
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These guys normally have a decent stock of harnesses in, might even have a Dragonfly. Ask to speak to Robert, they're based in Irvine, Ayrshire, He would have no issue with you trying a harness on I'm sure - McCluskey Equipment Supply Company Ltd, Tool Suppliers and Contractors Equipment in Irvine, Ayrshire, Arborist tools, Power tools, Hand tools, Stihl, Paslode, Hitachi, Fasteners, Rope, Chain, Lifting, Ladders, Ironmongers, Personal Protection
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You could try a Skylotec Kolibri. it has leg loops, but the legloops are hard like the hardseat on the Dragonfly. The svensk thing you mention sounds like a Skybelt, they did a version with a hardseat and a sllding front D, its a decent and reasonably well made harness but a little restrictive when moving around the tree when compared to a Kolibri or Treemotion etc.
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What kind of harness are you looking for? What do you use just now?
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I came across this job today..looks very risky..should i ??
scotspine1 replied to Czlowiek Drzewo's topic in General chat
Martyn, I've seen that show, not sure what there gonna do with the steel, but the last time they did something similar to this with a ms460 24" bar revving at full revs. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unEFw12jBf0]YouTube - Chainsaw juggling accident[/ame] -
you dont know that for sure, but lets say it is for argument's sake. So your saying the bark has cracked due to excessive reaction wood being placed under the bark in that area causing the bark to split?
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Are the trees definitely Acer pseudoplatanoides? What is Acer pseudoplatanoides common name?
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Well bob, is the timber cracked then?
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Probably not a good idea. Its a very difficult job that few pro tree surgeons would take on as some of the inner branches will be woven through the crown and each other, making them nigh on impossible to remove without damaging other stems which are being retained. Reducing the crown size should achieve decent results, ideally done between autumn and early spring.
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If you think the crack is caused by secondary thickening, why is it confined to a specific area of the stem?
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yeah, but there's an RBS in Giffnock that'll exchange them for sterling
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did he go up ladders to take a close look?
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He'd sat in his mobile office directly under the hanging limb all day, we didn't get to the tree till about 8pm. It had snapped the night before. If the limb had failed while he was sat in the office he'd have been a goner.
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Here's another of Tony Sorensen's adaptations, notice the security guard standing beneath the adaptation (a 30ft long x 10" diam broken hanging hybrid Poplar limb, tip hung up in Lime tree opposite), totally oblivious to any risk.
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I never said that, you sure you aint misquoting me? look again at what I actually said.
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never heard of him
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Here's the tree that the stem adapted itself away from MonkeyD will be glad to hear it was left as a 5m mono (sorry MonkeyD no coros this time)
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looks like a bit of both Tony, look again.
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hey Tony, here's an adaptation to summer winds
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I would speculate Kretzch maybe present, causing the severe root rot.
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your only seeing a photograph of a cross section of the stem at one particular point in the tree and from this your assuming Kretzsch is definitely present.
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Do you have scientific evidence to support this?
