Albedo
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bit of dead in oz
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Thats interesting, maybe the smaller ones copped some root damage (from ground freezing) and the bigger ones less so. Theres still a mistake in my last 2 posts re my reading of my RHS quote but I'm gonna let it lie as I'll probably make another one correcting myself. Re huskys pollard, if it was march this year that they were ok and after the frost, then it would defy all reason if they didn't come back. Edit: Gloucs = down south too though so another variable as might be less cold
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'A lignotuber is a starchy swelling on underground stems or roots. Jarrah and mallee plants use them as a life support system in case of fire or animal damage. They are able to sprout back from buds on the surface of the lignotuber.' The above seems to be the generally accepted definition of 'lignotuber' so the RHS quote above is less helpful as I assumed it meant to prune back to more substantial woody bits in the crown, not to wee lumpy bits on the roots. Doesn't hurt to look into it though. The tree I'm taking out next week has to come out for other reasons as well - i.e. client doesn't want regular maintenance costs. But may experiment a bit on others, including doing nothing, to see what happens.
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I've been giving this a bit of thought... Its probably euc gunnii that were mostly dealing with out of hundreds of euc species. Eucys suffer fire damage in Aus, so does frost damage go deeper than this? To kill the tree the damage might need to be at a vascular level, like burst pipes, otherwise its no worse than a flash fire. I've done a bit of googling and there are some articles on treating eucs as a perenial coppice, removing the damaged bits and awaiting the regrowth. But haven't found anything yet to back up my thoughts on what might be terminal damage. This snipet from the RHS website: "Try to remove the dead aerial part (dead wood) during late winter or better once frost season is over to encourage regrowth from lignotuber instead of regrowth from the naked buds located in branchlet axils" I have at least added the word 'lignotuber' to my armoury:001_smile:
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Bloody Aussie trees mate thats what it is, can't take a wee bit a glasgee snow n frost like innit:biggrin:
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Crumbs, I went to some effort to find this thread. Went and looked at a wee eucky, all the leaves dead from winter frost as per this thread. Now this particular one is history, I'm takeing it out for the cash. I've got so many connies waiting till september due to nesting season, that something has to pay the bills, and this tree has my 020s name on it. However the reason I went to the trouble of finding this thread is to ask. Euckys being euckys and generally indestructable is there any chance that it might regenerate even with all its leaves dead at the moment. or Regen from a polllard/ heavy prune?
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I think 18 stoners dog has something to say, but can't get a word in just yet:001_smile:
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I had a look on wiki last night, the fount of all knowledge:001_smile: Theres a lot on there with links to articles and all sorts. They seem to 'come back' from 'risomorphs'(not sure if right word as from memory) so from the roots, not necessarily from frost damaged bits. They seem to be quite hardy though. We need Taupoman on this as these are native to NZ. They had a very cold winter last year, I was up in Northland at the time so I heard it was very cold down Taupo way. My guess is that your one is just frost damaged in parts and will be fine. If it were my customer I'd do nothing to it for a season and see what happens.
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If it was a bit on the big side on first viewing for where your'e at, at the moment, you seem to have carried it out in a very competent way. What youv'e done is extend your'e comfort zone in a responsible way. So the next time one like this won't be intimidating. This is a good way to learn and progress, challenging yourself in as safe a way as is possible in this game. Good oh, keep it up, you can rest easy knowing that I approve:thumbup1:
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Cheers H, I'm gonna google D5 now just to see what your'e up to:001_smile:
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Just a quick Question H. Do you shoot in JPEG, or RAW then tweek. I vaguely remember you said you had some bog standard camera, but you being a photographer, I'm interested in your opinion on this anyway.
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:thumbup1:Thanks for posting that Rupe. Forewarned is forearmed. I'll start saving up for it as now I know about it, it's bound to happen!
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If you look at the expressions on MaxJ's and Arbclimber's dogs faces, they seem appropriate for the conversation they are having - with a bit of imagination. Right I really must get some work done now:vroam:
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Your bluntness is appreciated, long may it be a part of arbtalk. My earlier post was about the general reception the poor guy was getting, he was being burried deep in a hole. Having said that, I am not the arbiter of these things, I was "modded" myself for bad behaviour just a few nights ago.
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This guy just made a point about training. Its not hard to understand. He may have had more useful information. There have been hundreds of pointless threads on arbtalk, shall I start naming them? Why have you set the dogs on him?
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Have a look at 'midland ladders' website, they are very good. I have the 3m titan splayed based combi ladder. so it does 3 sections to 9 metres or a step ladder A frame with extension to about 5 meters. May be a bit OTT for you at the moment at £249 inc VAT and delivery but I've been meaning to post it on here as the splayed base makes it a good all round treework ladder.
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It'll be fine. I've been hammering mine for nearly 3 years and its still going. There are good arguments for spending thousands on kit, but it is not necessary. If you want to cut hedges, it will cut a lot of hedges.
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US Arb guy New to UK Arb: I Need a UK Glossary!
Albedo replied to xdarkknight's topic in General chat
When you put your face cuts in for felling, we (UK) call it the "Gob", Gob is also used for 'mouth' so a bit Gobby is kind of talking out of turn. In NZ the tree 'Gob' is called the 'Scarf', do you call it something else in the States? -
That would be appreciated Hamma. Nothing like a bit of education for us completely unintelligent tree surgeons Aye:001_smile:
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I have resisted for a very long time. but youv'e got me now, I see stereum everywhere, or think I do. I'm swotting up a bit for monkeys next test. Wait till I get the next camera, was gonna be a G11, but might be a panasonic GF1. Sorry for my usual derail, but it goes without saying that your pics are good.
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Trametes Hirsuta!
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Can I have 2 more vowels and 5 consonants please Hama:001_smile: Preferably in order so I can put more than 'T' in mushroom expert
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Stereum hirsutum??? in that last post
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New Zealand Tree Stuff. (from anybody with NZ Stuff)
Albedo replied to Albedo's topic in Picture Forum
Nice pics of the lake there Taupoman, so was it "persisting down" then?
