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I liked Hama's work on that Copper Beech. Most clients expecting to see a 'hatrack' are amazed that mitigation and structural reduction can be accomplished while retaining the form of the tree but generally they need to be present to appreciate the skill and deliberation that goes into a proper reduction. Hama's client wasn't present during the job so couldn't comprehend what was required to do the work. Its worth remembering when you crown reduce any tree you remove the apical dominance or at the very least mess with the tree's natural growth process and very often, if and when a subordinate starts to take over, a structural weakness or defect begins to take form For a great example of a reduction on a Copper Beech skip to 1.00 min in this vid, some folk might say the inner canopy has been ripped, but then the overall effect is excellent - [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFdVHId5jr4&feature=player_embedded]YouTube - nick bailey tree surgeon manchester[/ame]

Excellent work Hama, You did exactly what the guy asked for and made a very good job of it.

Link to the thread at Treebuzz - scroll half-way down, the pics on the original thread are crystal clear, a tall tree in a tricky situation, worth reading the thread and seeing the pics if anyone's interested in rigging. There's also good pics on page 2 of the thread TreeBuzz Board: A bad break .

Similar to Tod's idea - use one of those hubs to install a highline/climbing system from the ground. Gord used a similar set-up on a storm damage job recently. Very high anchor point was needed to safely dismantle a storm damaged hung-up Western Hemlock-nasty break in stem - tall trees close enough for the highline to be installed over the damaged tree - pics of highline/set-up using metal loop which could be replaced with the hub - ps could someone make these pics bigger without them becoming blurred? .

interested to know was that an Atlas Cedar? and was it Phaeolus schweinitzii that caused the rot?

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ha ha

got some painting gear (brushes, oil etc) for christmas 3 years ago, did this little number of our neighbourhood during a very red sunset

Take Honey fungus for example - we know from current published research it's a pathogen to trees, as a professional you have to refer to current published research when making recommendations, writing reports etc. The current research available describes both Honey fungus and Merip as pathogens of trees. .

Are you saying that some arborists are afraid of telling clients that they have a pathogenic fungi in their tree for fear of the client saying 'remove it'? Are these arborists the opposite of the 'if in doubt, get it out' brigade? Yes, I agree, but that's beside the point, Meripilus giganteus is still a pathogen. So surely if you observe it on the tree you have to inform the client of this fact? If you fail to do so or imply it is a saprobe are you are neglecting your professional duty of care? It's about language, your right, if you were an arb consultant brought before a court as an expert witness and you implied Meripilus giganteus was a saprobe in the face of published evidence which says its a pathogen you'd probably lose all credibility. .

Seems like some folk on the forum recently tried to suggest Meriplus giganteus was not a pathogen to trees. Meripilus giganteus can cause soft rot/white rot of the buttress roots. It is a pathogen, why are some people refusing to accept this fact?

Why are you still an arborist and not out working in the woods making charcoal etc?

Excellent work

Shigo's central message that topping is harmful to trees is still as valid today as it was in the 80s and 90s. Most so-called 'pollarding' done in the UK is topping and we've a long way to go before the general public understands this.

You've an irrational fear of asking the client for more money if you've messed up the quote on the moth and the flower - Rayner has a long way to go convince people of his 'all life on Earth is in harmonious evolution apart from humans' theory

yes, its very similar to L. Ron Hubbard's Scientology, just another in a long line of flawed ideologies hoping to reach out to an audience of unfortunate people with low self esteem.

i.e for millions of years we have feared predation sharks for example, but we have only been around planes trains and automobiles for a very short time. think hamadryad means our genes have feared shark predation for millions of years and it'll take another million years for us to fear things that will happen in the future we dont yet know about

no, he suggested creatures were adapting to the ever-changing patterns of life on Earth, not necessarily becoming stronger or bigger, some creatures became small to survive as an example. Nope, humans use what they know to meet their most urgent needs - even if the result is the ruination of the planet, that deosnt mean its devolving its just human nature. What Rayner is proposing is the idea you can change the way people behave by telling them what to believe

yep, especially after you said this - Its just daft to assume Rayner's theory can save humankind from itself. Darwin showed us we're the same as other animals, what you and Rayner are proposing is that we go back to the time before Darwin, when everyone believed God was gonna save us, except this time you've replaced God with Rayner

Very true, so how are Husqvarna going to tighten up on web sales? Whats the approach gonna be, will no-one be able to buy a Husqvarna online in the future unless they provide proof of NPTC certs or proof of similar training? Cheers TC

I'm all for people who are enthusiastic about taking on a big tree removal, nothing worse than a half-baked attitude to treework. gavin, the main problem you'll have with this little proposition of yours is that most professional employers will want to see what your capable of before committing you to a large tree removal, especially one that involves valuable targets (house, commercial buildings etc). Got any videos of you at work on something like a 80-ft Beech dismantle? How much experience do you have on large trees?

gavin if your serious about working on big trees every single day of the the week, then I'd recommend going out to the East coast of America for a couple of years - from Boston down to Washington DC, you will paid serious money for serious treework working on hardwoods averaging 100ft - positioned right next to houses, sometimes most of the crown is growing over the house. Rigging will be required nearly every day and you should know how to use a throwline and access the tree via SRT as trees like Tulip Poplars the first branch is sometimes close to 60 ft then you've got about another 90ft to the top. I know the trees on the West Coast are bigger - Sequioas/Eucs etc but from my experience the East Coast is mainly all hardwoods and for me thats what I like working on. If your interested drop me a pm and I can point you to a good company/contact in Washinton DC.

Ok, what I was tyring to say is that in science, the growth of knowledge is cumulative, but human life as a whole is not a cumulative activity so what we gain is one generation can just as easily be lost in the next

hamadryad, Rayners theory of Inclusionality = a philosophy Seriously though, the guy is talking total rubbish, human knowledge is not cumulative, what is gained in one generation can be lost in the next. Thats where his inclusionality theory falls to pieces. Unless of course he thinks it can somehow be hardwired into our genes which is just plain stupid.

Been on an Oak removal last couple of days, a mate of mine took away 2 massive loads of timber (each 4 tons in an Ifor 12x6ft highsided tipping trailer) in his 1998 300tdi Ex-AA 110 with over 175000K on the clock - gotta respect that