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OK. Ta for the reply.
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Yes well... it's not looking good is it! Did Picus man ever get there Kev?
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I wasn't bored before or after! Delightful; thanks for that.
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Western red cedar suddenly died.
nepia replied to OakStag's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
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I use IBCs for a very small scale affair. The decision as to which you use I would say hinges mainly on how long you want the logs to not be hanging about: IBCs do a cracking job of drying them. I can't imagine the airflow (which is king) being the same through vented bags unless you're on an exposed hilltop but if you're prepared to sacrifice speed of turnover for ease of handling then why not go for bags?
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https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/legal/parking-on-the-pavement/ Seems there is a difference between Londinium and the rest of the world, explaining my understanding that pavement parking is illegal per se: it is in London, not elsewhere and I didn't know of the difference.
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I thought pavement parking was illegal full stop unless it has been designated as legal by the LA/Highways etc. Hence you sometimes see a solid white line down the pavement demarcating parking/non-parking areas. But what do I know?! ? Your text seems to infer that it is not necessarily an offence. I often think that two wheels on the footway should be allowed on at least one side of a road for just the reasons outlined.
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Yes. Have you ever seen the equally impressive caterpillars on ragwort?
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Vesps are wasps - they have no place on this thread ?
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There are so many blues - especially on mainland Europe - that you need to have either a good book or be an expert to get them right. I fall into the first group (courtesy of the 3-book Richard South series re Moths & Butterflies of the British Isles). So being a shameless cheat I say Small Blue for the top one, Adonis Blue for the bottom one.
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I'll grab (attempt) the easy ones. Bee Hawk Moth; Black-Veined White.
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Soz. I thought you were posing us a little teaser and I didn't want to give the game away too soon. ☺️
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And on the plant after which it's named.
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If it helps anyone rather than merely confusing them further I have always driven to the marked speed limits in my King Cab Navara that now has 106k on the clock. I've never had a problem with GATSOs, average speeds or roadside vans. Obviously not when towing though.
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Are you referring specifically to M.grandiflora there? In other species making internodal cuts definitely often causes dieback of the stub and more. But we're different sides of the pond; maybe there are climatic factors in play...?
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Next year - 2019? God yes; I've got plenty to split yet that I'll be selling dry late winter 2018/19.
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A lift trolley if the ground's flat enough. But they're expensive and the terrain for them needs to be hard and fairley flat. Once the log's at the truck you can wind the trolley up to floor level.
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Don't know about any hybrids but I'd definitely go with V. x burkwoodii too. If it needs tidying up late winter/early spring is the time and old, spent stems can be cut back hard.
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tree identification Help identifying some trees
nepia replied to JenniferP's topic in Tree Identification pictures
I agree though I'm not certain; they're not the best pics - no offence JenniferP. If you look at cutting it research the effects of doing so first; it'll take a hard cut but the regrowth is oh so ugly. -
tree identification Help with id'ing these trees, please!
nepia replied to JenniferP's topic in Tree Identification pictures
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Welcome to the forum Swampie and good luck with what should be a fun and rewarding venture. Chippers like your machine are designed to deal with woody material; shredders are better for the green stuff. That said a chipper with sharp blades (essential in a small machine, always good in any machine!) will happily deal with the green if you mix it with woodier stuff as you go. So if you have a heap of bramble to deal with (no roots or soil at all) keep some branches back to help them through the machine. Sharp blades are everything!
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I agree with the watershoot opinion: when I've been asked to reduce magnolias I thin the crown rather than shorten it where possible. But cutting back in stages will help if reduction is really needed, especially if you can go back to an established growth point with each cut.
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Another vote for the Wolf; been using it for years with both saw and lopper attachment. When price comparing look at http://www.thewolfgartenshop.com/
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Taking a pear back 2 years will simply delay a happy final shape by 2 years but as Stere says the result of hard pruning them (apples too of course) is a mass of water growth - thin upright vigorous shoots. That's not the end of the world, they just need management. Look up 'apple pruning' on Youtube'; there's loads of stuff there. In short your neighbour needs to either learn how to manage the tree now or find someone who does know how to do it..
