sean

dunno about that.....do you get bikes there?......maybe they'll do a donkey trail there?

Keep your eyes peeled because there will be a similar one coming near you soon wherever you are.

I guess this link is for those in London although if you're coming to London and want something a little different to do then a great day to be had......approx 12 miles but can obviously be done in stages......some fine trees to see. http://www.ancient-tree-hunt.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/13EDCE24-4221-46DA-AC95-DCA87542FB01/0/ATHLondonwebtrail.pdf

Yea thats what i thought.....and what about Hispidus canker?? Could you explain that for me please.....sorry.

P.S again....surely the tree in your example would need reducing given the proximity to a road:confused1:

p.s. There is lots of growth below this arrow:001_smile:

Interesting Tony thanks...... The one i looked at today had very similar characteristics as your one but had a lot bigger/heavier laterals too......a couple of which overhang gardens garages....... Pretend your photo is mine........There were brackets above the red arrow i have inserted on limbs going out at 45-60 degree angles. Evidence of cavities/woodpecker holes and canker. The client would love to keep the tree as much as poss so i thought about reccommending a heavy reduction to approx height of my red arrow and then re-pruning every 5 years or so? How does that sound? Obviously it is your opinion without seeing it.

Cheers Tony.......i thought you did one of your threads on hispidus but searched all your threads to no avail:confused1:

I refrain from asking so many questions with regards pests, diseases etc.....dont know why.....pride i guess.....feel like an idiot for not knowing......but I am slowly realising that for me to go where i want to go.....and to satisfy my first for knowledge (and accepting that compared to you guys this is all relatively new to me) I HAVE TO KEEP ASKING!!! So.....i'd like to find out as much as i can about inonotus (especially on Ash). This is mainly because i have come across quite a few trees with it lately. With regards private clients I have had to draw up management plans.....fell/reduce whatever. My understanding of it on Ash is that it is a dangerous simultaneous white rotter......which will often require quite a heavy reduction and in other circumstances pollarding or fell. This week I advised 1 pollard, and 1 fell......I also carried out a hefty reduction on a big Ash that had a big limb failure in Kensington gardens. So some questions.....Hispidus canker.....is this the bark necrosis associated with this fungi? After carrying out a reduction on a hispidus affected Ash....(pruning into 'sound' wood.....is there a high chance that fungal spores will then infect a limb lower down from that, that has been cut out? Any info actually would be much appreciated. Sorry for the reams of text:blushing:

Cheers guys.....any views on the wound running up the trunk?

and bump

Thought pic 1 was going to be "parakeet of the woods":001_smile:

This Ash located within a public park has been heavily reduced in the not too distant past. It still has severe die back in the crown and Ganoderma at the base (possibly linked to crown die back?) I am interested to gauge peoples opinions on this tree especially with regards whats going on up the length of the trunk?? What caused this? I have spoken to the LA a couple of times with regards the management of this tree and 6 months have past and still nothing done. As can be seen its over a public path. My reccommendation is to monolith it? Your thoughts please. Many thanks.

I use this for tyeing prussick and side strop to karabiners......easy to tie. Like this one alot.

Use it with Hitchclimber and 8mm OP......works for me.

Would fit nicely here too. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/picture-forum/15679-nature-fights-back.html

dunno about favorites but if you go to thread tools at the top you can suscribe to it.....think you will get a email whenever a new post is added

Thanks for quick response.......will have a read in a bit.

Thats just it.....went through davids threads and couldnt see it.....and didnt have an apostrophe when I searched keyword so it didnt come up......rubbish!

Where has this thread gone:confused1:,,,,,cannot seem to find it anywhere:confused1:

I'm damned:biggrin:

maybe the chocolate dipped oak galls???? AAh see your eyes have lit up......"dipped in chocolate?.....well maybe I'll try them"......she's thinking.

couple of weeks ago actually.... I made comfrey blancmange for afters.

ark at her....she really thinks she's lady muck....she'll be telling us that she only has eveaporated milk in her coffee soon.