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  1. Giles Hill
    Since we're stretching the meaning of epiphyte, here's some more trees growing on trees. Taken at Captains Wood in Sudbourne. This is a silver birch on top of an old fallen hollow stump. This one is similar to the previous, but it seems to have become top heavy and taken a partial tumble. This one is on an old rowan stump, which has mostly decayed. leaving a strange looking set of buttresses. And this is an out of focus picture of a holly growing out of an old oak pollard.
  2. Giles Hill
    He certainly had efficient methods for dealing with economic migrants and gypsies, but holocaust policies aren't a great vote winner these days.
  3. Giles Hill
    Going to see this lot next week. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf_ZgPmT2WI&feature=related]YouTube - The Bronx - Knifeman[/ame]
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    I think the free-draining nature of the soil can be addressed to some degree through appropriate species choice. The seminar mentioned above, as far as I can tell is about extending the use of the structural soil system to provide storm water storage, so I guess the trees in paved areas would be receiving similar rainfall to those in open ground... either that or they will get drowned!
  5. Giles Hill
    Where does hydroponics come in to it? The load bearing soils referred to in that document are a mix of soil and rubble.
  6. Giles Hill
    Ah, I thought your conversation with Hama was related to the 2nd pics, when in fact it seems like you have 2 types of Trametes - T hirsuta & T versicolor?
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    Sounds like a similar theme to the rubble-based load bearing soils on this info sheet from a few years ago - the case studies are in Denmark: http://frontpage.woodland-trust.org.uk/communitywoodlandnetwork/publications/nufu-case-studies/woodland_management/CS%2024%20-%20Load%20Bearing%20Soil.pdf
  8. Giles Hill
    I'd go for bracket - Daedaleopsis confragosa i.e. the pics at the top of the page.
  9. Giles Hill
    Nice finds there Hama, but I have to say that your Volvariella bombycina on Aesculus hippocastinum is quite disturbing in a hardcore gay porn kind of way.
  10. Giles Hill
    It's a very attractive tree.
  11. Giles Hill
    Thanks Hama, it looks more like I. nodulosus than anything else I've looked at and it seems to fit the description. Unfortunately I only have the picture to go on - it was more of a day for trying to get to grips with apertures rather than ID's and I didn't bring back a sample.
  12. Giles Hill
    Possibly, but it's on a fallen birch. I've had a look through my fungi books now - and given up.
  13. Giles Hill
    Here's a Ganoderma doing that geotrophic thing: I've not got around to identifying this one, any takers?
  14. Giles Hill
    Erm, I knew it was pretend.
  15. Giles Hill
    Nettles? it's mostly meadow sweet, with a bit of ground elder and what looks like creeping buttercup. I think there may also be some sticky willy. (He said, trying to introduce some humour after being pedantic)
  16. Giles Hill
    That's amazing! Do you know what kind of tree that is? I'm wondering how it can survive that kind of thing? and also if the carving lasts, or does it get covered by come kind of callus growth? Or maybe the carving is on some kind of creeper that's growing on the tree stem??
  17. Giles Hill
    I do like that bluebell / birch / ganoderma / moss image, for it's textures, colours and forms and for the atmospheric themes of death and rejuvenation... Or if that sounds pretentious, I just think it's pretty.
  18. Giles Hill
    It looks like it's fruiting out of a branch socket? It might be a 'benign' saprobe, fruiting on some dysfunctional wood?
  19. Giles Hill
    He does know now, thanks to everyone's help! If you don't know... ask. The only difference between asking on a public forum and asking fellow practioners privately, is that you open yourself up to this kind of criticism, on the other hand it makes interesting reading and provides a useful resource to other people in the same situation.
  20. Giles Hill
    Can any of you do this? [ame] [/ame]
  21. Giles Hill
    I did see that on the next page - one is tasty and the other will kill you, or - if you're lucky - give you cancer! I inadvertently confirmed the ID on this one by knocking the top off with my foot, thinking it was a loose fruit body of Sparassis - this revealed a hollow tubular stem, which I poked a stick into and stuck the cap back on - hence the jaunty angle. Thanks Dee, I used to have one of things years ago, I might get one again once I've got my head around the basics.
  22. Giles Hill
    It's an 18-35mm lens on an eos 300D. The pics above were taken with a canon powershot which I bought 2nd hand and struggle with!
  23. Giles Hill
    I hadn't got around to identifying the brain on a stick, but I had a feeling you'd know what it was! I've just read they're good to eat - I would have bought it home if I'd known. There were one or two others, on a site in Breckland. Thanks again for the tips, I'll give them a go.
  24. Giles Hill
    Here's a couple from today, taken with a Canon powershot - I had trouble with the auto focus. I tried both shots with various exposures, but don't think I found the right combination for the first picture - the trunk is partly in sun and partly in shade shade, but you can't really see what's going on that well - the detail seems poor to me. I think the second one is better, but would welcome any critique / tips.
  25. Giles Hill
    Drat, I've been out-weirded! That is actually quite a disturbing image Hama...

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