RobArb

Planes do the funniest things!

It does differ between the species, I've noticed certain pops take to the procedure better than others!

It was riduclously wet/cold today, didn't stop heavy hail-stone showers all day... give me snow anyday of the week!

I give myself a minute to have a drink, dig sawdust out of strange places and move my kit to a safe place then get straight into the thick of tidying up and don't stop till the last bit of dust is blown away

Haha, don't worry it didn't, it was my attempt at a comical retort... failed miserably again:lol:

how is tom doing?

Cheers Mozza, ps i've never called myself a great climber.... I'm a safe climber! (doesn't mean slow either:lol:)

Cheers, by the sounds of it, its more a case of sorting things out like insurances etc, but we'll see I'll be happy if i only get to do the weeks trial:biggrin:

i've applied

Without more info, the photos here and your description my best guess would be a black pine, either Pinus nigra var. laricio or Pinus nigra var. nigra just a guess though, would need more for positive ID

I could guess but it would be just that, are you able to get more pics of the needles and needle attachment? Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

Top one you are 100%, bottom one I think is some sort of puffball Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

Yes it is.. Its obviously not the best book for identifying trees in the winter, but, as far as a book of leaves go its definately worth getting IMO:biggrin: Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

Email sent, very interested in this opportunity myself:biggrin:

I'd forgotten about this or at least put it to the back of my mind:blush: The article itself is an eye-opener to what problems lie within the arboricultural industry and i can see only one way of ameliorating these issues. One controlling voice for the industry as a whole is needed for rules, regulations, standards and governmental policies with one affiliated council or trade association for linking everyone from the everyday contractor to the research fellows, and the tree officers to the consultants. My wife works as a physiotherapist under the umbrella of the NHS for a local PCT. To be a physiotherapist she had to do a degree to enable her to become chartered to be able to work. The CSP (Chartered Society of Physiotherapists) is the largest membership organisation for physiotherapists whether private or public sector, that allows them to practise. The CSP is also the union and the voice for physiotherapists as a whole and you are only considered fit to practice as a physio if you have this chartered status (yes i know our industry is entirely different but bear with me), she also is a member of the health professions council (HPC) that is a regulatory body that holds a register of health professionals that are fit to work by meeting there standards that is semi-affiliated with the CSP (and other health professional societies, not just physio) and is public aimed, i.e. if registered with the HPC the public knows the health profession treating them is fit to work. Basically everything is structured to be tailored to the both the needs of the physio and the person being treated by having standards recognised and a direct government link. Arboriculture is a very different industry as we work with trees (the trees being the clients and the clients being the gaurdians if you like) not people. But IMO a similar setup is achievable. Yes we are a multi-faceted industry (but so is physio, paedeactric vs sports for example) and in theory one voice would work. As a member of the AA myself i seek to one becoming chartered, but, it would be with the ICF as they hold the title of Chartered Arboriculturist. This is not to say that i don't believe the AA does not do a good job, as i feel it is an ever improving organisation with a lot to offer. I do feel however that it is the AA that needs to recognise its structure as something different to what is t is maybe trying to acheive and i also feel the ICF has to recognise that as far as arboriculture goes the AA is worth listening to. If i wanted a plumber a would want someone who was corgi (or whatever it is now) registered, if i wanted a builder i would look into standards of the construction industry and want someone qualified/trained and recognised by a professional body as competent and so on and so forth, and if a wanted an arborist/consultant, the same goes. It is this however were we are back at square one with so many professional bodies So, if it was me, and i was in charge at a governmental level i would emalgamate (spelling) the professional bodies we have at present into one "trade organisation/council" that we all need to be registered to (no matter what vein of the industry we work in) to be able to trade. This trade organisation/council would then be affiliated with the already existing ICF which would change its name to the Institute of Chartered Foresters and Arboriculturists. The newly named ICFA would be the voice for our industry in the government for acts and legislations, educating the public on what are industry is and the standards needed for trading, and having the Chartered Arb status for those that need it. The new trade organisation/council would look after its members in regards anything from work issues to ident issues and everything in between. It should in my eyes be compulsory to be a member to trade as a tree surgeon/arborist/consultant/tree officer and the like, this (once the public knew more about the industry due to the newly formed ICFA) would stop most have a go hero's or at least give them a structure to adhere to. There is no one magic solution that would solve the problems we have over night but as the arb industry grows, the younger more open-minded thinkers (not trying to be ageist here) will gradually take up positions that will allow something like this to happen and things to be less fragmented. Mmmm that was quite a long one but i feel it is something that is acheiveable, it might not be a solution that pleases everybody but nothing ever is:001_rolleyes:

That is a good book, the book of leaves by allan j coombes, it has since come down in price since I bought it Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

Great vid:thumbup: Thanks for giving the time to make it, makes me want to get into milling even more:biggrin: How would you go about drying without a kiln, and how much are kilns? Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

Evidence of grazing damage I would say, but I'm no expert:biggrin: Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

I think the courses are ones you can do anyway like the QTRA and PTI for example, but being with the CAS gets you on there list if members with these courses completed, have a look round the site and find the nearest consultant to you and either give him a bell or email for further info. I suppose with any professional body there are pros and cons, some people find them cliquey, others not so. Hope to get my name in there one day Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

Yes I've heard of that easy but never used it do to the issue of said strap becoming unloaded and either causing a slip or swing or worse or having to go reset the load which could be time consuming Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

There are a few members of CAS dotted about, not for me at the moment but i will be joining in the future for personal reasons I think its worth it for netwrok opportunities and courses etc Already in the AA and considering the ICF, the long term plan is to become chartered:biggrin:

400 If it was an equilateral triangle of 80m both diagonal sides and a flat bottom of 40m you would decide that into 2 to get 2 right angle triangles of 80x20 at the square, this would be 40x10 trees in one rectangle, split it in half two get two right angle triangles equals 200 trees but you've still got the other half of the original equilateral therefore its 400:thumbup: Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

Any winter twigs out there?

Looks a nice tree to play in:biggrin:

Just having a think about these adventitious roots providing addtiotnal support... It is quite common in Taxus that hollow trees and branches use these roots for said mentioned support by rooting back into the cavity.... Although Fagus is entirely different surely its the same adaptive strategy for survival?