RobArb

A hard flat tool like a spade or snowshovel and a wallpaper scraper for the tricky bits

Tis good sometimes to have an outsiders opinion

Ta, I love rescuing old books!

Mewp?

I only have a small garden and I'll be getting an amalanchier for mine

Larvae stage of something?

Seriously though in this case I admit I made a mistake, but isn't it better to shout up and make a mistake and learn from it rather then sit back, whimper and do nothing because you can't be bothered any more? In this case lesson learned for me, but it has become an interesting read:thumbup:

It would, wouldn't it:thumbup:

Have you got any links david as to where I can purchase that book david? Jo at treesource recommended it to me but doesn't stock it anymore

Ok, ok, I realise I mistake has been made as I was semi-ranting and yes I did mean pseudoplatanus:blush:, I should of proof read my post... The question really though rather than was it or wasn't it a crack was were does the duty of care lie in similar situations? I'm gonna refrain from trying to learn VTA for the mo:lol:

Branch bark ridge?

I give in:lol: Fell it!

Thanks for all the input guys, makes me want to go back and re-look at it, might ring the TO tomorrow, he's an approachable nice guy Paul, it was nice to meet you too:thumbup:, cheers for the info and advice Phil, didn'argue with anyone, kept my opinions to myself aoart from initially saying I felt it could do eith a refuction rather than thin:biggrin: Client wants rid of the tree but wsntd the LA to do it rather than pay

Honestly huck, the crack was deeper:biggrin:

Who would the duty of care fall under in this situation? Sorry no before pics, just thought it would be a normal job! Went to thin these two A. pseudoplatanoides this morning (the one behind being a 4 stemmed tree) and i was up the single one at the front. One of the tree inspectors happened to be on site to give the go ahead on the work (thin) for the tree i was doing as on the sheet the 5 stems were only down as one tree (they were quite clearly 2), anyway, as i was climbing to start work i noticed this hazard beam crack (possible banana type crack), and told the inspector (who wanted to retain the tree) that i could do with a reduction rather than thin, to alleviate some weight off the cracked limb. He argued that it was a crack in the bark (even told the client) and that nothing was wrong with it, it definately wasn't just a crack in the bark as you could see cracked wood, it did not go through to the other side of the stem though. Where does the duty of care lie if this tree/limb were to fail?

Are there links to it?

When you get a smartphone just so you can log in at work!

£1.84 on android apps for tapatalk, but haven't linked my google account and debit card to the app store like you do with itunes So will have to do that tonight if I want to upload pics

Just got my new galaxy s2 (awesome by the way) and was wondering hoe to upload images from the phone to here? Do I have to purchase tapatalk or can it be done some way from the phone browser like a computer?

Isn't it when you get longitudinal and transverse shear due to tension and compression forces, kind of, well, like a square! But I guess you already knew that:biggrin:

ehem:blush:

as the moth is from southern europe is there not a natural predator there that can be introduced here to help eradicate the pest? would the introduction of an outside species be ecological viable and would they even survive here? would they then cause a problem themselves once (if it worked) the OPM outbreak was under control or eradicated?

when the missus goes to bed "early" and you say you'll be up in a minute when you do go up she's fast asleep and you realise its been 2-3 hours:blush:

is there any natural predators to OPM?

doh! thought i was trying to be clever coz the bark looks like A. platanoides in those pics:blush: lovely example of a compression fork fracture though:thumbup: