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  1. Ben Ballard
    Thought I would share this ,I have posted this beech before a few years ago for its abnormal looking gannos and oyster but this year I seen merrip fruiting up the stem on what looks like a old wound or area of dysfunction Cheers Ben
  2. Ben Ballard
    Cheers David
  3. Ben Ballard
    Hericium erinaceus close up of edge of fruit past its best by any chance
  4. Ben Ballard
    Nice one phill great vids was a good weekend:thumbup1:
  5. Ben Ballard
    Thanks tony you cant beat seeing things for your self and learning that way,I find half the fun is shareing the finds:001_smile:
  6. Ben Ballard
    Just wanted to add a couple photos of how it going this year fruiting all the way round the roots ,still looks healthy in the crown.will be interesting to see what happens over the next few years
  7. Ben Ballard
    Found these today you smell them before you see them ,but not always easy to find the fungi even if you try follow the smell ,i seen it a few years ago in same area so didn't take long to find it
  8. Ben Ballard
    Not a lot of root on it could it have ganno rotting its base is that a fruit on the old wound up the stem ? Don't look a great place for a big pop
  9. Ben Ballard
    Sounds a good opportunity for someone, think he just telling it how it is so he don't get any time waisters:001_smile:
  10. Ben Ballard
    Cheers hodge Thats great:thumbup1:
  11. Ben Ballard
    Hi John yes mate it is:thumbup1:
  12. Ben Ballard
    I run a 560 great saw with a 15"bar .my only problem is mine seems to eat chain brake bands haven't had the issue with other saws ,I carry a spare all the time now as work on banks a lot and not worth carrying on with out a brake or end up getting the 346 out that I keep the 13" on:001_smile:
  13. Ben Ballard
    Looks a interesting job , be worth getting someone else in with a crane or skidder if doing the whole block .
  14. Ben Ballard
    I sure I was told if the buttresses have good burrs the root worth selling and needs at least 3 ft if trunk attached to it also if a root dug out it can't be ripped out the ground roots have to be cut001_smile:
  15. Ben Ballard
    Looks a nice job mate good to see people cracking on and thinning the ash woodlands best thing you can do good silviculture management releasing the crowns of the best formed healthy trees so hopefully have a better chance with the ash disease
  16. Ben Ballard
    Nice one mark great work and pics we got some of that to do on our part of the downs at some point
  17. Ben Ballard
    A few more pics
  18. Ben Ballard
    Cheers as I do the extraction I think about it when felling I left the lengths long then dragged them down the slope with crane then cross cut and stacked up along ride,and burnt brash along edge to make getting in to skid out what I can't reach
  19. Ben Ballard
    Cheers mate it is you can't beat been up the woods for a job:thumbup1:
  20. Ben Ballard
    A bit of extraction and burning up this week in a area of ash on a bank that We selective thinning .
  21. Ben Ballard
    Thanks David
  22. Ben Ballard
    Could this be it was the snapped out top of a 10 year old ash? Any help would be great thanks Ben
  23. Ben Ballard
    Hi Nick can you get 5 bays on yours if it cut at 2 m ?
  24. Ben Ballard
    I been recommended the xp husquvana 2 stroke but it around 50pound for 5 litres
  25. Ben Ballard
    Hi Especially on edges of woods ash can grow out to the light I have done some ash in the past that had half blown over 20 year ago then chucked out big epicormics to reach up to the light so defo worth a bore cut when felling

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