RobArb

would you need volunteers:blushing:??

would love to go... but can't afford it:thumbdown:

this afternoons job.... 30% or so, reduction on this cherry, i presume the LA spending extra money again as i really didn't need anything doing what made us laugh was it was down as a medium tree (9-15m) and it was easily taller that the flats!

i want that jumper too!

I agree with you, i try to inform the public on jobs about what we do but its a hard slog sometimes as they just don't want to know I also find working for a LA hard with so many staff stuck on the old ways i do think a lot of this will come from US younger generation but its going to take time I think (but am not sure) we had a bloke here at the LA (who isn't here anymore?) that tried to get the "trust" side of the LA AAAC recognised, but unfortunately i think he failed in his efforts, but again i don't know the full story and its purely speculation!

left a lot of the new epi on, took out just the one or two that were crossing or rubbing it was a very pleasant tree to climb, not done a beech in ages and was like a kiddies climbing frame, could've done it without ropes but we all know thats against health and safety:lol:

unfotunately some people just want the cheapest job:thumbdown:

Grafting is a propagation technique used to form a new tree out of tree material from two other trees. Much more complicated a method than vegetative propagation. Grafting is suitable for plants that do not come true from seed and which are difficult to increase by division or layering. It's a quick, convenient and economical way of propagating large numbers of varieties. Grafting and budding are used to propagate most top fruits, roses, ornamental cherries, crab apples and some shrubs. but where and how does this x carnea fit in? well in this case as hama stated the rootstock from the hippo produces vigour in the scion of the carnea, good properties from both stocks = better for the combined tree grafting in itself causes vigourous growth. Some good books about it (from uni stuff) Plant Propagation: Principles and Practice (5th Edition); Hartmann, Kester and Davies Jr.; Prentice Hall. Plant Propagation; Browse; The Royal Horticultural Society. Grower Manual 1 – Nursery Stock Manual; Lamb, Kelly and Bowbrick; Grower Books/Nexus Media Ltd. The Modern Nurseryman; Stanley and Toogood; Faber and Faber. The Gardening Which? Guide to Successful Propagation; Ed. Ayres; Which? Ltd. The Grafter’s Handbook; R. J. Gardener; Cassell.

from 2009 but i'm sure there's more UKOTCF - Information Sources

knowing my look, we'll get called back coz not enough has been taken off:confused1:

personally if the people new more about the industry, standards would be raised fourfold!

to be honest mate i couldn't tell you, only been at the LA since december i can imagine it has been a "tennant" complaint thats been followed through by the TO, but i'd be clutching at straws.. there was/is absolutely nothing wrong with the tree and IMO didn't need to be reduced all that time ago and didn't need to be thinned today hence the subtle job:thumbup:

i love my sequoia and would buy another straight away, i also too, use the gold rings as an extra strop position if i need to weight bear... make the right decision rob:lol:

This beech tree looked like it had been reduced no longer than 18 months ago, it was down for a 30% thin, i took it easy and did less (for the sake of the tree of course:biggrin:) pics are before 1,3,5 and after 2,4,6

i've seen the pink stuff before and its normally on oaks? (or that could just be coincidence) i'll dig out the photos i have of other examples of the pink!

does batman live there:lol: nice and cosy that for them little furballs:thumbup:

ok:thumbup1:

don't be sorry hama, i don't expect you to know everything as that would be asking a bit much what i will do though is dig out my uni notes and see what i can find i don't think there will be anything species specific though, plus a lot of grafting is done for fruit tress this though, is one thing i have been interested about since reading it last year, i think i may have even posted a few questions back then i'll keep on digging and see what i can find, we can learn together haha!!

also, if a. x carnea is more drought tolerant, less prone to leaf scorch, blotch and mildew than a a. hippocastanum, how would a hippo rootstock effect/affect* the carnea scion? would it still be more drought tolerant due to it being a genetically different plant from a seeded growth? *delete as appropriate:biggrin:

oh don't worry! it'll be active i'm still trying to work it out i do think it was field grafted though

I know that budding and grafting techniques are used to increase the stock of plants that are difficult or impossible to propagate from other methods such as cuttings or from seed, as they would not be successful on their own rootstocks. in this case the hippo rootstock vigour is imparted to the carnea scion to enable a better growth? in fruit trees the rootstock can be used to keep the tree samll or dwarf but would it have the opposite effect in aesculus?

i'm still learning haha and sometime struggle with interpretation, but i will get there!!!

so the nice red slower growing carnea:confused1: can grow as big and as healthy as a white hippo would? hot or cold?

still thinkin, but in the mean time do you reckon that was field grafted or container grafted then planted?

i'll have your job, would love to be a trainee consultant (but i would still climb at the weekend:thumbup:)