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Any up-date on the Tree Guild?

£1920 + VAT 3 man crew two days (leaving the site nice and tidy)

From what I've herd, its a bad batch of Aluminium Ring's made by an Italian company and any un-marked aluminium rings used to make climbing equipment over the last 18 months must be treated as suspect. Removed from service or replaced with marked steel rings. If in doubt go back to who you brought the equipment from and get it replaced.

Ian, I see your being your usual diplomatic self:bored: You could always tell people to try and keep this tread on track as we all know you can't answer these questions. Its just too easy to knock a successful company. Good luck in finding the right people for your available positions. Meep

Andy, May be your just not good enough or is there other reasons??? Meep

What you have to remember is that Tree Officers are not covered by professional indemnity insurance, so normally if a contractor recommends that a tree should be felled and the Tree Officer disagrees then the Tree Officer is making the council liable for any costs resulting from the owner of tree having a protected tree, this comes under Article 9. (Article 9 describes how a person who has suffered loss or damage due to the LPAs decision (to modify, revoke, refuse works, place conditions on works, etc) of the TPO can claim compensation from the LPA). In this case if the Tree Officer believe that the tree is not worthy of its existing TPO, then professionally he or she should just remove the TPO, this then allows the tree owner to do what they want. However if he or she believes that the tree in question is that dangerous, then the Tree Officer can fell the tree and send her the bill, but the Tree Officer would have to enforce both the Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992 and the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976. But he or she would have to give notice of his/her intentions before accessing the land and felling the tree. The underlining problem with this is now there is written documentation stating that the Tree Officer believe that the tree should be felled, and you are stating that the tree will be safe after a reduction, now the problem is what happens when / if the tree failures! Will your professional indemnity insurance cover you? Or will your insurer believe that you are exposing your policy and will not cover the potential claim against you?

Good luck at getting someone for €30'000 !!!

Wow that's just got me five times in a row........

Please feel free to interject Firstly just to clarify the way we use mycorrhizae would normally be on a tree that is showing the early stages of decline, the trees are normally quite Mature and get the fully package of treatments available if the client is willing to spend the money. Firstly a soil sample is collect and sent to an independent lab for analysis, the lab then produce a report based on the tree species with a break down of 1) Soil pH 2) Levels of Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Magnesium and Calcium 3) Amount of Organic material 4) Nutrient Retention Capacity Its quite amazing what trees will grow in, and it goes back to the analogy about humans who can live on 1000 calories a day but what would happen if we try to compete in the Olympics? Some times you just need a bit more. From this information a prescription is developed, so it’s not just fertilising any tree in a general fashion, which is a waste of money and can affect the existing fungi spores as D Mc has already said. It’s no different than what farmers do to there fields? The turf is removed, the soil is then de-compacted with an Airspade using a 150 cmf compressor the prescription is then adding to the soil and the area is then mulched, the mychorrizal spores are then added to the soil by injecting with water normally about 500 or 600 litres depending on the size of the tree at low pressure to ensure that the spores are not destroy. The mycorrhzae spores only cost about 40 pounds. Depending on the size of tree and what is required to be added for the prescription, this service could be 800 – 1200 pounds per mature tree, so 40 pounds is not a lot real? So I don’t believe that it’s a waste of money, time or effort when. Really the time money and effort are so small in relation to the whole job. And remember every little helps This system and method of tree management is taken straight from the ISA. Meep

Lee, We are going to disagree again even thou I have the up most respected for Ted Green and love his work on Veteran tree management and could quiet happily spend all day listening to him talk about trees, he is not a leader in the field of Mycorrhizae. And I won’t make any comment’s about Andy. As far as I’m aware the world-leading expert on Mycorrhizae is Dr Don Marx. Dr. Marx’s 40 years experience with the USDA Forest Service, he researched the practical utilization of mycorrhizal fungi to improve forest generation and reclamation in the US and abroad, and has authored over 230 scientific articles. An internationally recognized authority in forestry. Dr. Marx is the recipient of the exclusive Marcus Wallenberg Prize (the Nobel Prize of Forestry), which was awarded by the King of Sweden (1991). There have been 10’000 research papers Mycorrhizae, some are not going to agree with each other. And your not going to change my mind, lets just agree the disagree on this matter. Read a few of Dr. Marx papers there very good. Meep

Well done.

Evening Lee, I disagree with your above statement, Now we should agree on the first part - Mycorrhiza a naturally occurring fungi that has a symbiotic relationship with trees The name means “fungus root.” It colonizes the roots of plants and extends itself into the soil so the plant can absorb additional nutrients such as phosphorous and nitrogen. In return, the plant releases sugars to the fungi that are produced by photosynthesis. Through this process plants are more able to survive extremes in temperature, poor soil, soil compaction, neglect, and various other problems. Mature trees benefit from applications of the fungi if they are living in poor or compacted soil and do not have adequate resident populations of Mycorrhizal. Now the bit we can disagree on. You’re not replacing the natural Mycorrhizal spores, but you are adding to them. A really good analogy for this is a human can live on 1000 calories a day but what would happen if we try to compete in the Olympics? Some times you just need a bit more. The problem with research is you can list 10 papers to say I dosen’t work and I can list 10 papers that say it dose work!!! The Key is to make your own opinion on the matter, I believe the research that it does work, you believe the research that I dosen’t work Meep

My up most respect goes, to all who have and all current members severing in the Armed Forces.

Well done that man, very good.

It could be Fomes fomentarius but i think your right with Daedaleopsis confragosa.

Ok can't find the one i was thinking about:cursing:, but this is will do, look a page 245 for the Nitrogen bit. Sorry its another long document but i think this answers a lot of questions about mulching JEH 25(4) 239-249.pdf

I'll have a look in my office and will post once I've found it, if i remember right the benefits of using fresh mulch is something to do with the cellulose breaking down.

Oak Apple Day - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oak Apple Day was a holiday celebrated in England on 29 May to commemorate the restoration of the monarchy in Great Britain and Ireland, in May 1660. In some parts of the country, the day was also known as Shick-Shack Day or Arbour Day. In 1660, Parliament declared 29 May a public holiday: "Parliament had ordered the 29 of May, the King's birthday, to be for ever kept as a day of thanksgiving for our redemption from tyranny and the King's return to his Government, he entering London that day." [1] Though the holiday, Oak Apple Day, was formally abolished in 1859, a 1915 film clip of Colonel Lyttleton inspecting the Chelsea pensioners on Oak Apple Day is preserved at the British Film Institute.[2] Traditional celebrations to commemorate the event often entailed the wearing of oak apples (a type of plant gall, possibly known in some parts of the country as a shick-shack, but see the article on its etymology in the external links) or sprigs of oak leaves, in reference to the occasion after the Battle of Worcester in September 1651, when the future Charles II of England escaped the Roundhead army by hiding in an oak tree near Boscobel House. These ceremonies, which have now largely died out, are perhaps continuations of pre-Christian nature worship. The Garland King who rides through the streets of Castleton, Derbyshire, at the head of a procession, completely disguised in greenery, which is affixed to a pinnacle on the parish church tower, can have little connection with the Restoration. Events still take place at Upton-upon-Severn, Northampton, Aston on Clun in Shropshire, Marsh Gibbon in Buckinghamshire, Great Wishford in Wiltshire, and Membury in Devon. At some Oxford and Cambridge halls a toast is still drunk to celebrate Oak Apple day.

Cynips quercusfolii or Oak Gall.

Check your insurance policy, ours covers all plant equipment hired in including cranes:ohmy:, so you don't need to take out the hiring companies insurance. But I try and use a standard mark up of 20% Its the first thing you can knock off negotiating the price:sneaky2:

Congratulations

Mulching even with fresh material does not strip available Nitrogen out of the soil, its any old wives tail. Some research in the states says that for example using fresh mulches can reduce Phytopthora root rot

Good Man David, I was told at school that I was dyslexic, so school was a bit more of a nightmare than the usual challenge. But I dosen't stop you achieving your goals. I may take a little longer to do things and it’s a good idea to have any important work checked by someone who can notice what I just can’t see. The main thing you’ll fine is that people with dyslexia or other learning issues have a very poor attention spans and what your doing is perfect think out side the box, get there attention and your more than half way there. There’s quiet a few well know millionaires out there with dyslexia Richard Branson for one. Keep up the good work. Meep

Gets you thinking thou, I always though if a TPO was severed in say 1979 you could do what you like to all trees 30 years and younger. As they wouldn’t be on the schedule. Totally agree with you, how can you protect a tree to the criteria that justifies a TPO without it being there and or being approved for a TPO?

Found this last night, makes quiet an interesting read. 090213-Palm%20Developments%20judgement.pdf