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  1. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Trees Are Good - Tree Care Information free!
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    as with others access only
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    Kumquat:001_tt2:
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    just my two pennies worth, i may be wrong, but I lost a junior consultants position due to a similar leaf and getting it wrong, I said A leaf from a pollarded sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) as it was large and is a response to pollarding in shade. It turned out to be a Kumquat
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    I would strongly urge to contact a dendrochronologist for accurate and detailed information, heres a link I found with some seeking, if this lead does not put you on the right path I have a few contacts i could ask if its o.k to pass on your mail to:thumbup1: Welcome to the Ultimate Tree-Ring Web Pages!
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    comquat
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    I didnt get past the first bit last time, was really short on time, so lets just address these points one at a time? firstly, just a little niggle with 2 points in the first paragraph one a minor the other a major so..... O.k essentially I agree (first paragraph) but would prefer for language accuracy that decay be replaced with "dysfunction" mainly because it is a miss perception and continues the false impression that CODIT is about the compartmentalisation of decay, which it is not. An updated version would see this now called CODIT as the "compartmentalisation of DYSFUNCTION in trees" as oposed to the old model including the "demonic" D for decay. secondly, epicormic from bark as opposed to nodes is not strictly less stable, but it is less well tapped in to the vascular system, which in stressfull (drought) conditions leads to poor stabilisation of vascular pathways and re plumbing.
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    I have had an awesome weekend walking around Epping forest, was in there sat and sunday, got there for 6.30 this morning and made a FULL day of it, even killed the camera battery with 806 photos, thats pretty hardcore even for me! There isnt a great deal out at present, just the main warm loving species, the early fruiting Inonotus clan, The Aurantiporus fissilis is starting to show, and with fistulina in abundance it wont be long now before Epping will be its usual fungi festooned self. I'm hoping to get in there ahead of the harvesters again like I did last autumn but they where hot on my heels I can tell you, they start early and work fast, I am certain the gangs will be back once more in just a week or, two at best. The last tree in this series is fundamental in my paper, something you'll all no doubt get to see in the future...... Anyway, here is a few shots from the weekend.
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    good to see you back in AT Tobias
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    glad to hear it, and find it so easy to draw out in others:thumbup1:
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    not o.k, got as far as the first bit! shall give this more time later, off to romford in a mo.
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    corr blimey guvnor thats a stonking rack of hispidus and perenniporia, wicked!
  13. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Oh really? What do you think retrenchment pruning is for? How would you, why would you be doing it? Why would inter nodal sprouting not be desired in retrenchment pruning?
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    well i didnt want to overkill it! lol:blushing: Im just playing with davids melon, he loves it
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    Thanks Edward frank, that was proper funny:thumbup1:
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    so your investment in employee CPD etc needs some "revision":biggrin:
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    The scales are all but lost, to the right a smaller frond at its base still has some remaining, the stipe is also cracked, warty and leathery which is a classic ident feature, as are the thousands of micro beetle bore holes and the bleached white appearence of an aged and sun dried Polyporus squamosus!
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    oh it certainly is david!
  19. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    lucky lad! good tree, nice post!
  20. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    this ones going to be a funny thread!
  21. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA35XvpGUJQ&feature=player_embedded]The Tree Officer - Neil - YouTube[/ame]
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    wicked!
  24. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Apparently This Hama geezer is known all over Europe too, have no idea how this has occurred, but find it all rather bizarre to be perfectly honest. I had know Idea that shouting my big gob off over the small niche forums on the internet would have such a profound effect, had I known I think I might have chosen my words more wisely! lol:lol: Because of this forum, and various other activities online I have received some really great work, some interesting offers and some offers that defy belief. But the best bit is the days out ive had with members, and the friendships made as a result, thats priceless:thumbup: all the other stuff frankly scares the crap out of me and is all way too serious!
  25. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Im crap at excel, theres a job offr there! good idea though, might have to work on this

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