nepia
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The Kids. They were two of four found in an olive grove in a plastic bag, wet and cold, with a bottle of milk and a syringe in the south of Spain. My wife stayed up with them all night (she was staying with her mum at the time) but lost the other two. We got them four months later. Gin & Tonic my predictable wife called them ? I couldn't bring myself to stand on the back doorstep at night calling out 'Gin...Gin...' so to me they were Toots and Tweets. Neither made their second birthday. Roadkill...
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Mark, cut int into 5x 8' lengths (if it's 40') and find someone to haul it for you. Just get it back to your yard, then worry about what to do with it!
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And heavy as hell when wet. Keep your ankles well away Mark!
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This should be the 'Mogs rock' thread ?
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Dunno about that but https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-uk-native-trees/dogwood/ Scroll down to 'Look out for'.
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It's a pear tree that's still not in leaf or anywhere near. What's it going to do if you carry out your planned work on it; die?! I don't think so - it's a pear. Crack on; it'll be fine.
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...in which case you can try the Cornus leaf test. Pull a leaf gently in half across the centre vein; if there's a thin string of latex-like sap joining the halves you have Cornus.
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No I haven't had any bad stuff. I've been running all my 2-strokes on it for 5 or 6 years and my wee chipper on the 4 for nearly as long. I would be gobsmacked if the problem there is the fuel and not the machine. My HS81 smokes a bit but it always has and is the only machine that does.
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Something of a long shot but could it be a variety of Medlar?
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Since you're asking... Wednesday week ago we were getting down a dead hung up tree in woodland. The top was roped and I was cutting chunks off the bottom; it didn't matter what the tree did once it was shortened by a quarter or so. I cut another chunk off and the tree sat on it. I couldn't push it off and my mate couldn't pull it off with a rope so I did a sort of rugby pass at the base of the stem with a ?40kg lump I'd cut off the bottom a moment earlier. Bang went my right knee. Minor Injuries, crutches, paracetamol for three days, then ibuprofen. I've stopped the crutches, have paid for an orthopaedic surgeon consultation and have an MRI tonight! The suspicion is a slight tear to the ACL and general wrenching of other ligaments. Happily The Man doesn't foresee a need for surgery, just time and rest. Are you feeling a bit better Mark?!
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I think there must be an element of bad luck with that plywood though Mark. I wonder also if your woodworking has developed sensitivity. You only get one set of eyes and one set of lungs so from now on take no chances; remember, you're working with the stuff day in, day out, not occasionally like a hobby woodworker. Fingers, on the other hand (!), grow back so I wouldn't worry about them. ? And for heaven's sake don't go crossing any roads; you'll get squashed by the World's only runaway tank transporter.
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Nope, it's you. ?
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Many years ago I worked on arable farms and I've never heard that one. Roundup on rape yes, but never wheat, barley or oats. Am I just behind the times? As for eating glyphosate you may be ingesting (allegedly harmless) breakdown products but you won't be eating glyphosate. That's a bit like saying you'd be eating fungicide because Farmer sprayed the growing crop against Wilt.
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dangerous yet? Question from the Czech Republic
nepia replied to Dances With Snails's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
I'm surprised the bottom 4ft of trunk haven't rotted through yet! If I inherited such a birch I'd get it down asap; it rots v quickly. -
Is that crown dieback caused by the caterpillars?
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Ouch. The very best to you.
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Has anyone suggested to the keeper that he move the pen if he's that bothered about what superficially appears to be a healthy tree? Oh hang on - it's not that healthy is it. Sorry - should have gone to Specsavers ? As above then; whoever deals with it needs to have decent knowledge.
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Where do they arrive from Mick?
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No offence to the OP - who did say he/she would come up with another pic - but it could be anything. I have no guesses at this stage being a confirmed fencesitter ?
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I wish!
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I wondered exactly the same thing. I reckon he's both users and was just making himself look good ?
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The privet you could do at any time of year; it won't suffer. From the second pic I reckon you'd do most of it with an HS81 cutter; that barely notices 1/2" stems. But yes, wait for the birdies to stop nesting please; even if there isn't a nest there now that looks a great place to build one late in the season in the case, say, of the first being destroyed. Re the beech hedge now is probably almost the worst time - the leaves are on the brink of unfurling. July onwards I'd say.
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A suggestion and definitely not an ID... on a conifer, 3m up... Phaeolus schweinitzii, Dyer's Mazegill. Not a good one for the tree.
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Reduction via thinning rather than all over shortening? small branches can be cut out, leaving smaller wounds. The tree retains its outline but allows the wind to filter through it rather than hitting a comparatively solid target. Same thinking as hit and miss fencing.
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https://freewoodchips.co.uk/ Released yesterday by His Bullmanness from this site.
