bobby

can get hold of most of the articles free via athens if you let me know which ones you want.

family of roe in the woods near me on xmas day. amazin sight.

same tree. opposite side. about 4 metres up

thanks for the reply. can you be sure thats what it is from that photo though? might it not just be bat turd? is there a simple way of testing what the cause of it is?

thanks

you see a lot of this stuff but can anyone tell me what it actually is/causes it?

black, tar like substance coming out of an old pruning wound.

is it just moisture and general dirt/sap? or something more sinister?

cheers

jesus! that is the biggest tree ive ever seen.

just bagged an 'i hate squirrels' hoodie

missed it last night. anyone know if its repeated this week?? cheers

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inspiring stuff simon

could you tell david james that pommie rob sends his regards.. if he's there

bold words there frank. knocking sir david. thanks anyway

does anyone know if its repeated over the weekend??

i always miss it cos attenborough gets priority in our house

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or aspludh?

what? i was jokin i didnt know he was actually called vinnie jones. ssh he might be listening. you must have a different set of tutors to us.

no worries. all i can suggest is just read and then read some more and pick peoples brains as best you can. youve got to put a lot in to get a lot out of it.

vinnie jones? nah its not him. dont know who that is.

youll find you get that a lot. specially if you go on to do an HE course. you get given a brief and sent on yer way.

you could focus on woodland management for that one, theres heaps of books about it in the library (look for Oliver Rackhams trees and woodland in the british landscape). look at FC websites etc for grant schemes. or if its just general tree surgery theres a whole section dedicated to it in the library.

get some ideas together and go and discuss them with your tutor. i think i know who youre on about and he will help you. its what hes there for.

you'll be reet mate. good luck with it.

you on the ND or an HE course tom?

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hiya.

im searching for work 2 or 3 days a week, plus weekends.

i have around 18 months ground and aerial experience and one year at college, currently in my final year of FdSc in arb, hence im only available 2 or 3 days, but have a month over xmas.

the usual really; hard working, reliable and enthusiastic, CS30/31/38/39, plus CS40 training, pesticide 1 and 6. own protective gear, saw, climbing gear, transport, self employed.

id consider any tree work, would make a good groundsman or useful climber for domestic/commercial jobs.

im in Bolton but willing to travel.

PM me or ring 07799356752

thanks for reading

fingers crossed

rob

hahaha. 2.13 on the lucky people vid. brilliant

id say thats dogwood

I personally wouldnt wast my time with an arb degree, the industry is already saturated with individuals, my boss said he got so many letters at the end of this study year with people looking for jobs + he like many others prefer people with basic qualifications and a good amount of tree surgery experience.

 

fair enough if you just wanna be a tree surgeon.

im doing an FdSc and theres people on the course who have been doing tree work for years and are after getting into consultancy, inspections, TO, research etc.

its a better thing to have on your CV than saying you read a load of books in your spare time.

the course is intense and requires a lot of commitment and hard work.

it depends on the age and condition of the tree.

pears are vulnerable to disease of pruned to heavily so take it easy, maybe spread it over three years.

you want almost horizontal, lateral branches in a kinda christmas tree structure i.e long at the bottom, shorter towards the top with one main leader. nice spaces in between laterals should help air and light penetration.

upright branches are not much use for fruit production so should be taken back and remove older fuit bearing spurs to encourage new ones to be more vigorous and produce bigger fruit.

obviously remove dead, dying, rubbing brances and suckers at the base.

pruning at the end of summer (i.e now) is ok as it prevents too vigorous re-growth, depending on the vigour of your tree, but id do it in the dormant season, towards the end of winter.

think thats right anyway, it works for my trees and my pears are the envy of the neighbourhood.

RHS website should have some tips

Rob

good for you jay. hope it goes well mate.