nepia
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? And a cheap felling axe for the big roots.
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'kin 'ell Steve. That hat isn't small either. Leaving aside helpful suggestions re grinding or blowing the stump out ? digging by some means is the only option I'd say, whether done by hand over many Sunday mornings. Is there a substantial tree nearby to anchor a winch onto? That would save a lot of the digging towards the end. It's not a lost cause, that's for sure, but it's going to take some sweat and tears.
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That's brilliant - well done. You must have the patience of Job.
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Seconded. They're Brian James dealers and I've just had great service from them through the purchase of one. You need to speak to George, who'll probably pick up the phone anyway.
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Ain't they great? Tricky for smaller logs that fall through the sides but that's easily sorted by lining them with mesh.
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Lilacs are resilient; it would take a very considerable root hack to kill that. One option for you could be to cut the whole thing hard after flowering - say a month from now - and see how much comes back.
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Me again. I'd say that was normal stuff going on: leaves and branches die - that's the way of the world. Someone with deeper knowledge may disagree, in which case go with them but I don't think there seems to be a problem there. You're on good soil; that's a lot of growth for 20 years; the spaces between branch whorls are large.
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My missus asked the same question last week about her potted Chusan Palm though I think your's is a Cordyline. The old leaves are getting old and they've been out all winter! The young growth looks greener, i.e more vigorous. I certainly wouldn't worry about your tree unless the yellowing spread to all foliage: I'm drooping and fading with age too!
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Swallows.... I've seen two - in April. No martins, no swifts.
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Something Conservation Area I'd guess.
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Likewise - almost exactly. I haven't seen a goldfinch, greenfinch or siskin in years now. We've never had house sparrows but even the handful of hedge sparrows that were here have gone. We barely even see or hear Greater Spotted Woodpeckers; we used to watch them feeding a fledgling every year but not for the last three or four. Over the last 10 years I'd say total bird numbers here are down 60% at least. As for species numbers I'd say 75% down. There are just so few about of any species; even the magpies and jays are down this year.
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dangerous yet? Question from the Czech Republic
nepia replied to Dances With Snails's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Get a rope, a nice quiet hand winch and make sure the tree 'falls' the right way at 3am one windy night. ? Jeez, sounds like you have the worst of bureaucratic cowardice to live with in rural Czech. -
Looks like Viburnum tinus
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I think it's fair to say that we hate thieves and handlers. Finding someone who doesn't know a Husky from a Stihl in possession of a dozen chainsaws proves nothing. Showing that at least some of the saws are nicked by identifying an owner goes a long way towards a prosecution: a basic element of proving Theft or Handling Stolen Goods is proving that the goods are stolen! So Datatag-type marking could not only reunite a victim with their item but help prosecute a thief. I presume the £15 cost isn't per item; it's for the kit which I'd guess contains enough dots and stickers for several items at least. So Justin that's a thumbs up from me: I've recently Datatagged a new trailer.
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If the tree surgeon is someone who may be in a position to help you in the future it's probably worth removing it to keep him sweet: ring it up, bash the rings in half with an axe and find a home for the firewood.
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Could be smaller, faster and flatter surely. I can see a few drawbacks: I don't think I'd get away with it on the M23 ? and cut logs falling backwards from 12' up - thud - ow. Horses for courses I suppose; it seems to suit the guy living in a flat landscape with access to small straight softwood but most of us don't.
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You're obviously impressed. I'm glad it's worked out in relation to your business - well done. There's barely a word I'd change when thinking of my 2012 Jo Beau M300. (Sorry - couldn't resist the namedrop ?)
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Just to encourage the OP Leyland is a softwood of course but actually makes a very decent firewood i.m.o. I wish I encountered more of them as opposed to the eternal bloody Lawson's that seem to outnumber Leylands 5 to 1 round this way.
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Bugger!
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If you mean a Loadhandler then no, wet logs won't hurt it. I have a slightly used one available if you want... ?
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I hope I'm not teaching Granny to suck eggs but re moving the remaining lumps... do you know parbuckling? You need a flatbed trailer, a rope or two and ramps, that's all.
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This works well. Many years ago I cut down a row of Leylands in the garden, paid a local tree gang to chip it onto my drive and mulched a large new flower bed with the chip. I put it on 8" deep and in 4 months you could see patches of bare soil again.
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I got one. Whoop whoop! Cheers Steve.
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Yep, I see what you mean. Without the knots it's either boards or firewood eh?
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A suggestion worth looking into perhaps - Ostrya, carpinifolia being the Hop Hornbeam.
