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Tony Croft aka hamadryad

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  1. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    There is a Cedar up my road, its so bad I havent taken an image till now, I will top your lot in a day or two!
  2. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    was the unkown near pines? B. granulatus?
  3. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Having a whle of a time out and about this year, really fine year. I used to put folk off the eating side of things but do you know what, knock yourselves out, just use your common sense and take what you need and no more.
  4. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    take his arm off! just what I am looking for
  5. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Ive had to stop milling today due to being a bit short as they say, im running the 46" INCH SUGI ON MY 088 BUT IT AINT DOING THIS OAK! Have you got a bar 56 +
  6. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    thanks for the effort, I cant win em all, just mostly:biggrin:
  7. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    that is the most amazing prince ive ever seen. remarkable size
  8. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    I think untill we can manage the rootzones the urban habitat is very poor for trees, wouldnt want to expose a living thing to such a stifling opressive environment, like a battery chicken
  9. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    it is, so many are saying the same
  10. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    another Alaskan convert, its so addictive aint it! you look at a butt and think I wonder what thats like milled? out it comes! love my mill should have had one eons ago:thumbup1:
  11. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    LMAO, Im sure theres a few doing exactly that!
  12. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Davids a very active surfer, and always generous with his time, and very "forgiving" of us dweebs!
  13. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Some very nice documentation here David, nice work as always.
  14. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    lmao, you feeling the love mate! no ideas, you wanna ask Lonsdale, he loves his bugs, little secret passion of his.
  15. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    I might be so bold as to suggest a little Armilaria
  16. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    We do a dangerous job, fear is a good thing as long as its a balanced fear. Like others have said, being too confident is as bad as being unconfident. A little slip like this will help guide you, get back in the saddle and move forward, we all have a wobble now and then. I had to rope down a big old poplar last week, I knew it was heavily decayed, as two limbs had torn out historicaly on one side. The other side all leaned over a drainage canal, hence the rop off. I kept it as light as I dare, everybit gave me confidence too, as the tree was lightening off with each piece. We got it to a stem and put my land and mates 7.5 ton truck on it to pull it into the playing fields. When it hit the deck it exploded and I got to see a strip of living cambium holding the whole thing up was just about 2-3 inches thick! That shook me to my core, I said thats the last rotten tree i do like that without a MEWP. We need a shake down once in a while, its a reminder.
  17. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    So much Laetiporus about at the moment, great years for it. Found me a Porcini patch too!
  18. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    i found Macrocarpa to be superb kindling
  19. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    yes pores not teeth
  20. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    schizopora
  21. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    So after a 400 mile round trip to Northwest defenders (Ryan is a great guy and straight as they come) we now have two! I am cleary mad as hatter! So heres the girls, lots of work to do on the 110 but mostly panel and cosmetics. Im a happy man! now for the roof rack roof tent and a few other tinkerings, then 4x4/camping/kyaking/fishing/hunting/sustainable living etc etc etc holidays on offer in Bulgaria!
  22. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    corns coming on a treat!
  23. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Horse chestnut? polyporus squamosus? probably, leaf miner and Psuedomona added to the mix I never like making these decisions, heres one I did an emergency fell on over the weekend, two stem historic lim failures (so an Aesculus habit) P. squamosus at 30 ft at old wound site massive limb lower down historic limb loss. Psuedomona strip canker at union. To make the decision easy it was leaning over an entrance gate to an estate, the gates electric, they sat right under the tree while waiting for the gates to open, over a hundred peoplea day using it, was only one way to go.
  24. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    This ones a new species for me, Lentinellus ursinus, on tsuga log Watford. 48 records on the FRDBI. Thats what i call a good find!
  25. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Were off to Lancs tomorrow to get a 110, photos to follow! whooop whooop cant wait, long drive back at 50mph though!

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