sean

If you like only fools and horses... tonight on bbc 1 is the 'prequel'. new series looking at the life of del boy as a teenager in the 60's. Hopefully it's gonna be funny.

talking of big brackets....

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNOAJvtWqYA&feature=related]YouTube - Cassetteboy vs. David Attenborough[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QapZI2cLQQ]YouTube - Gordon Brown[/ame]

bloody vandals!!

Rowan is very tolerant of cold and is often found at high altitude on mountains; in the UK it occurs at up to 1 000 m altitude, higher than any other tree, and in France up to 2 000 m. [5] [7] [10] It is very tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions, including thin acid soils and cracks in cliffs. It also fairly frequently grows as an epiphyte in clefts or cavities of larger trees such as Scots Pines, though epiphytic specimens rarely have growing conditions adequate for them to reach maturity.

The Rowan's fruit is are Pomes not berries.

the 'crappy phone pic' just adds atmosphere and a 'reality' to yoda!! Wicked

is that a fungus on that wooden digger? Looks a great day....whats the drinks can tree all about?

couple of resinaceum

surely it's only the dig?? see your post here.....http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/picture-forum/12526-survival-fittest.html sounds like a p**s take to me. Truth is i love your threads really.....especially when they are open,heartfelt and sincere. When they are full of warmth and caring to those in need of a lift or a shoulder. And when they are blatantly taking the p**s. Here's to ya..

i remember when you first posted those photo's and commenting on that wooden building. It's amazing and well worth as visit i'm sure. Thanks for the links David.

Down the middle....a 10.

I'm going to be staying in Doddington, kent from thurs next week for 4 days. Just wondering if any of you know of any nice woods in the area i could pay a visit too. Any info appreciated. Thanks sean

ordered an opinel.....great reviews and good price. Cheers for the recommendation mozza!!

cheers mate.

lost my knife the other day and am now looking for a new general purpose knife. Any reccommendations? Good web sites would be appreciated. Cheers

The Rannoch Rowan View larger image Probably the loneliest tree in Britain is a rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) which stands in splendid isolation in the desolate wilderness of Rannoch Moor. It perches on top of a giant boulder, its windswept crown bearing testament to the extreme exposure with which it has to contend. Remarkably, the tree has managed to maintain a hold in the crevices of its lichen-encrusted pedestal, its roots somehow seeking sustenance from a deep fissure in the rock. This lonely rowan is now a well-known landmark on the busy A82 road. An elevated position View larger image The secret of the tree’s survival is its elevated position, which keeps it out of reach of the relentless grazing by sheep and deer. Rowan, a species native to Scotland, is an opportunist of the tree world, and this particular tree has carved out its own niche in a harsh environment. Rannoch Moor was not always so bleak and treeless. Between 5000 and 2500 years ago, Scotland’s climate was drier and more continental, causing the bogs to dry out briefly. A vast forest of birch and pine colonised the moor, only to disappear as the climate gradually changed again. All that now remains are countless stumps entombed in a peaty grave, and a small remnant of native pinewood known as the Black Wood of Rannoch. Where to see the Rannoch Rowan: Beside the A82 trunk road between Glencoe and Bridge of Orchy, near the boundary between Highland and Perth & Kinross. Public access is available.

The Rowan Tree Oh! Rowan Tree Oh! Rowan Tree! Thou'lt aye be dear to me, Entwined thou art wi mony ties, O' hame and infancy. Thy leaves were aye the first o' spring, Thy flow'rs the simmer's pride; There was nae sic a bonny tree In a' the countrieside Oh! Rowan tree! How fair wert thou in simmer time, Wi' a' thy clusters white How rich and gay thy autumn dress, Wi' berries red and bright. On thy fair stem were many names, Which now nae mair I see, But they're engraven on my heart. Forgot they ne'er can be! Oh! Rowan tree! We sat aneath thy spreading shade, The bairnies round thee ran, They pu'd thy bonny berries red, And necklaces they strang. My Mother! Oh, I see her still, She smil'd oor sports to see, Wi' little Jeanie on her lap, And Jamie at her knee! Oh! Rowan tree! Oh! there arose my Father's pray'r, In holy evening's calm, How sweet was then my Mither's voice, In the Martyr's psalm; Now a' are gane! we meet nae mair Aneath the Rowan Tree; But hallowed thoughts around thee twine O' hame and infancy. Oh! Rowan tree!

Feel free to add more info to the Silver Birch thread too....even though it's sooooo last month.

The specific name acuparia is reminiscent of the days on the continent when bird catchers used the fruit as a bait for their traps....auceps meaning a fowler. This is where one of the names for the rowan comes from The Fowler's Service.

courtesy of MrMonkeyd and 'Tree wisdom' the definitive guidebook. You are redeemed sir.

Dont know why but decided to look inside a cavity on Horse chestnut....and found this. Can only think that as I parked up a kestrel or owl was about to feed and got scared off? Or its having a kip.

couple from today.... Resinacium hosted on Red Oak. down for a reduction next week. Adspersum (?) Hosted with hollowed Hornbeam stem with adventitious root.

sald hands.....:thumbup: great idea.