Graham

.ti rebmemer t'nac I

Graham- thanks mate.

 

Are you a fan of BB's work?

 

Everyone - STOP - once in a day. Look around. That's why we do this job.

Denys Watkins-Pitchford? If so..yes. Used to have a collection of all his articles from Shooting Times.

To William Topaz McGonnagal.........

Sir, I admit your general rule,

That every poet is a fool,

But you yourself may serve to show it,

That every fool is not a poet.

I've only known the first 2 lines of that poem for years. It was quoted in an old Terry Thomas/Alistair Simm movie: 'School for Scoundrels'- a work of genius!

Thanks for showing me the rest...

 

P.S. I've never seen an Elm that I can remember

Poem's called Home Thoughts from Abroad and the tree is in Staffordshire. Glad you like it.

I take it that's the same magnificant specimen from your Classic Outline thread.

 

This shot finally does it justice.

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Yes it is. Whenever I'm passing I make a little detour to see how it's doing. I'll post one in full leaf later... gods willing:001_smile:

 

 

 

if its a poetic remenising of england type of thing try these lyrics (sorry if it's a little modern)

Not just England but any country that you may be attached to or from. Got carried away and Browning always comes to mind in the Spring with a new awakening.

Bit of an idealistic post but always think of Robert Browning in April.

My long time friend a lonely English elm taken on April 1st.

Oh, to be in England

Now that April's there,

And whoever wakes in England

Sees, some morning, unaware,

That the lowest boughs and the brushwood sheaf

Round the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf,

While the chaffinch sings on the orchard bough

In England - now!

And after April, when May follows,

And the whitethroat builds, and all the swallows

Hark! where my blossomed pear-tree in the hedge

Leans to the field and scatters on the clover

Blossoms and dewdrops - at the bent spray's edge

That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over,

Lest you should think he never could recapture

The first fine careless rapture!

And though the fields look rough with hoary dew,

All will be gay when noontide wakes anew

The buttercups, the little children's dower, -

Far brighter than this gaudy melon-flower!

Robert Browning (1812-1889)

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My river coming back to life.

Now just need the trout to play

I like goat curry.

Curried goat as it is in Jamaica:smokin:

Personally I would have no qualms in providing a supporting letter if the woodland is managed for either timber, conservation or sporting interests.

I would attach a copy of any management plan.

Isn't woodland exempt if it is under a dedication (or similar) scheme via grants?

I've seen that before although not sure what it is.

I'd have thought the structural integrity was questionable regardless of any possible infection.

Great shots Graham, any idea how far up the stem the decay was spreading?

 

 

Guess it's fair to say that the decay stratergy could be from entry via the exposed heart wood.

Some interesting psuedosclaratial plates, over the cross section.

 

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I assume the basal damage occured during road alterations and culvert building about ten years ago.

The diameter's about 26" and the decay extended up the stem approx 6'.

Sycamore we felled today.

Nice one.

I'd go for these with maybe a yellowish orange vest.

This is the way to go.

With the right material I've laid up to 12". Sometimes big old thorn is better laid off the roots.

Hmm...caught by the local 'holier than thou vigilante busybody group'. They wind me up

What's the local topography like Graham. Any high hills surrounding the Tree?

Scolytus don't fly too high, so could be a reason for it missing your stunner.

 

Thanks for posting, I missed the English Elms whilst growing up.

Had me head in footy mags

 

Wish I'd put my head up more often

 

 

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Situated in gently rolling country which previously had plenty of elm. In fact there was a small wood...about 2 acres.. comprising mostly elm about 500 metres from this tree. They all died.

Maybe it has a natural resistance?

Sorry about the quality of camera phone pic. I'll get back and get a better one.

English elm (U. procera) which has disappeared from the English landscape. This is a tree I've known since 1976 and has survived whilst every other one around it succumbed to DED.

It's about 90' and has never shown any sign of DED.

I find that chipper ejaculation varies cosiderably

My Dad...God rest...spent every winter hedglaying. I remember when I was about ten years old he came very close to having a hand amputated.

For 6 months he was in unbearable pain which couldn't be sorted by several specialists he'd seen. His hand was swollen to a huge size and he used to walk around the fields at night because he couldn't sleep. As the time drew nearer to the consultant's decision to amputate it suddenly started to get better.

This was all from a thorn so if it doesn't get better quickly....CHECK IT OUT!

grammer sanny grammer!

 

Jamie

Grammar

LOL, you should have sent the bailiffs in..........A couple of days ago my two found a toad trespassing in their run.....Toady was ripped to shreads for his crime.

Reminds me of the best spaniel I ever had. Always had to retrieve a toad if he found one and then spent an hour foaming at the mouth:001_smile:

Back to the original thread.....we've pulled off clearance job for LA today with about a weeks work left on it. Two blackbirds nests. Oh well.... back in Oct.

At least you,re not wasting anything. I couldnt kill chicks but I do take dove and pigeon eggs home for my polecats. They push them around until they break, then have a right feast.

They'll enjoy that. A long time ago when I was young and foolish I gave my ferrets a treat. We'd shot some Canadas and I chucked one into the ferret run. The body cavity became their home and it would have taken a brave man to evict them:001_smile: