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Graham

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  1. You can reduce them in height and they should respond ok. I'd get it done asap before the birds start nesting and you'll have this season for regrowth.
  2. About five years ago we felled some semi-mature sycamores on a secondhand car pitch. No TPOs or in a CA. We also cut to ground a short length of hawthorn hedge (approx 3m x 2m tall) which was in very poor condition. Before we could finish the hedge we had a visit from TO who then proceeded with an emergency TPO on three remaining stems of approx. 2m tall x 75-100mm thick!
  3. Taxus bacata 'Fastigiata' by the looks of them Irish yew. The dust is the pollen they're producing at this time of year and you'll be able to clip them successfully.
  4. In fairness I've not read all of this but I'm now a God fearing man who is ready to repent all my sins:001_smile: What an absolute load of rubbish. Purposely designed to strike fear into the hearts of anyone who so lets it and ready to sign up to the next evangelical tour and probably donate money to 'the cause'. Reminds me of something. Oh yes....The Bible.
  5. Probably. Contains Salycilic acid...aspirin.
  6. L. vulgare is native. Looks like it.
  7. Graham

    Axes?

    Use a sledgehammer and save the axe. Just thought you may not be using steel wedges.
  8. There was a needless loss of big trees in the past through old skool thinking re decay etc. Luckily my first boss was a man into his ancient trees; Andy Morton, Trees of Shropshire and others. Got to see and work on some fine trees via him.
  9. There is an excitement in big straight fells. My biggest was an English elm at 110 feet. Can't remember the diameter but was big. Did loads of big elm fells back in the day and it was all good to a young feller:001_smile: That one had the Matador on two wheels. Would much rather be able to see them standing now.
  10. Going off topic so apologise. Ooh...that first day of the season on the river. Anticipation, first chink of light on the horizon, wisps of mist, water mint, ranunculus, the crash of a barbel leaping......gone all Chris Yates now:001_smile:
  11. They may or may not do a terrible job. If it's a fell then the tree's gone; job done. Whether they take some time to do it or not the customer gets what they paid for and if the LA do it at a subsidised rate then it's not really fair on a small business.
  12. Glued laminate at a guess.
  13. Just seen this thread. Stunning, stunning and stunning. Top class work.
  14. Is this true! My favourite smell of all time. Conjures up late spring days, first really warm sun, hawthorn flies, meadows.
  15. A good crane operator will have a fair idea of the section size he can lift.
  16. You'll need to be careful. I had my anchor break out a couple of years ago. Probably the quickest rotting timber out there.
  17. Shouldn't be much weight in there if it's been dead a year. A light wood traditionally used for wooden legs:001_smile:
  18. Squirrels
  19. Graham

    Old Holly

    That last date looks like 1882. How big's the stem? That's 130 years of incremental growth!
  20. Balance belts and cambelt behind the front cover. It's an easy fix.
  21. Did mine. Pulley falls apart where it's bonded. Threw cambelt out three teeth and snapped balance belts. Cost me about £250 in genuine Mitsibishi parts and a day to fix.
  22. Good one:001_smile:
  23. Not sure what you mean. You start with four binders and add another at each stake. As Rover said previously it would help if you maybe got some tuition otherwise you may look back at the hedge each time you pass and cringe:001_smile:
  24. If it's Midlands then you'll need hazel stakes and binders. If you use sawn stakes it'll be Derby:001_smile: Wouldn't worry about that though. If you have enough material to lay in one half of the stagger I'd cut the back row to the ground. Your stakes would then go in a line at the centre of the hedge and the stems laid to them. Keep plenty of brash at the back of the hedge. You want to end up with all your pleachers showing at the base with the finished top off centre. If that makes sense:confused1:
  25. Just approach some lads you see working. If they know you'll take odd bits from local jobs then it can be quite handy to get rid of stuff that way. Make sure you see them right with a drink and you'll get all you need.

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