paradise
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Been looking at a bunch of them recently. A lot of them had been crown reduced at some time in the past to 'manage the risk'. So how risky are they? And given how quickly and densely limes can resprout, does reducing the crown really manage the risk?
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Are you sure? It seems strange for a woodpecker to move around the tree in a circle like that.
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I meant to get a photo but can't find my phone connector, but a lot of limes have rings of chew marks or insect holes or something around the cambium of branches or stems, sometimes vaguely diamond-shaped holes, and usually going right round in a complete ring. I should probably know what does this because I've seen it so often but I do not know and so consult the all-knowing arbtalk
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To me the idea of propping and bracing a tree like that seems weird. Since its behind a fence anyway why not let it shed limbs and slowly collapse with dignity?
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very few companies will ask you to have the woodchipper course. if you want to climb you will need CS38 and CS39 after 30/31
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Are you worried about the foundation strength or the damage to the tree? The former is a job for an engineer, who should be taking account of local conditions. In terms of damage to the tree, if it has been decided to build there within the root protection area (and no laws prevent it from happening) then ideally the foundation should be hand-dug within the RPA, but to some extent the tree will cop it anyway. The amount of damage that will do to the tree depends on lots of factors - difficult to assess it without seeing the site.
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This is good stuff thanks. I used a couple of your vids when doing my CS30. They're even more useful now I've got a chainsaw and have forgotten everything I learned by rote on CS30...
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That must be a different species from what we call mountain ash here. It surely isn't Sorbus aucuparia...?
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Double Fisherman's Loop instead of spliced eye...
paradise replied to paradise's topic in Climbers talk
Sorry if it's a slightly thicko question, but where do you put the extra wrap? Is it an extra wrap at step 4 in the link above? Or is it at step 2? -
Double Fisherman's Loop instead of spliced eye...
paradise replied to paradise's topic in Climbers talk
Great, thanks. I thought as much but wasn't trained with this knot and have this strange tendency to want to be sure when I'm trusting my life to a knot... -
If I used a double fisherman's loop instead of a spliced eye on the friction cord for my main line (say for a Blake's hitch) is it safe to do so without tying a stopper knot in the free end from the DFL? For that matter is it safe to put a double fisherman's loop on the end of a main line instead of a bowline? And would you do it without a stopper knot? The double fisherman's loop, in case other people call it different things: Arborist Knots - Double Fisherman cheers
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Okay, not sure whether to leave it or tweak it now. I'm using it on a job tomorrow so I'll try leaving it ticking over for a minute or two before using the throttle and see how that works.
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It hasn't been run a while yet - bought it the other day and haven't taken it on a job yet.
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Okay, time to read the instruction manual. I expected it to be set up ready to go by the dealer - do they not do that then?
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Hmm, thanks, good info to know that I should let it tickover before revving. But I'm still surprised it is stopping every time from cold. Never known other saws to do that, but then I've only used the professional saws before - perhaps they are more resilient?
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Or rather, it starts, but as soon as you buzz the throttle it dies. Does this a couple of times from cold, then when it's warmed up it's fine. Does anyone know why it would do this? I just bought this new (my first saw so I'm not a maintenance whizz) so does it need to go back to the dealer?
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Sounds like you were a bit nervous - you'll pass easily enough second time I'm sure. I watched one guy fail it because he just couldn't work out which way a tree wanted to fall. It was weird to watch him. He'd look at the tree, walk all round it examining the crown etc, then promptly try to fell it the wrong way. He did it in training then did it again in the exam. Assessor had to cut his saw out when the tree sat back on it, which meant felling at about shoulder height - he was not amused.
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Ouch! That is pricey hamadryad. Thanks for recommendation though - I'll look out for it second hand.
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Thanks for the replies everyone. I'll investigate that orchard link site.
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If I can piggy-back on this thread, I've been on the look-out for a comprehensive guide to pruning and care that would cover every reasonably common species in detail. The best I've seen so far is The Pruning of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers by Brown, but if there's something even more comprehensive out there I'd love to know. Does anyone know of anything?
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The government really can't win can they? They do all they can to get people off long-term dole and there's still someone who hates them for it Having lived on the dole I don't consider that guy lucky for having done it for over a year - it's not exactly a great life - not having enough money to go out, not being able to buy a round of drinks in the pub... Not sure he's someone to be jealous of, that's all I'm saying.
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I also looked around for orchard work but found it was hard to come by on a casual basis. If anyone knows a place that recruits casual workers do let me know.
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There are loads of basic fruit tree pruning courses, some of which I've done, and I've got a few books and stuff, but I'd really like to learn some more advanced stuff about fruit trees. All the courses I can find on google are one or two days and don't look very suitable for someone who already has good knowledge of trees and pruning in general. Anyone know of any good advanced courses - preferably in or near London? cheers
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The pic is very cool (now on my desktop) but I prefer the original, in which the climber is dwarfed by the tree and not centre-stage. It's probably a matter of philosophical taste though Edit: nice job keeping the tree in such a high target area btw
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Ditto. Half the lanyard mostly stays chainlinked while using it as a lanyard (rather than second line) and I don't find it gets in the way like that.
