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  1. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    apparently FERA say that we cant stop imports because it is against the trade union agreements! Bull, its a case of self preservation, stop the imports, especially from Holland which has given us not one not two but Many new current issues
  2. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    This is mental there is something fundementaly wrong when we import trees. I mean we have chestnut blight and now this because we imported trees that are well naturalised here and as for the native ash, what the hell the things self seeding everywhere why the hell was we importing this of all species? no wonder this country is going down the swanny. we should be EXPORTING THEM!
  3. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    great so thanks to holland we have another major disease. ban imports from holland, tooo late.
  4. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    lol, wait till mums net get hold of this thread! better patent that quick dude!
  5. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    it isnt a fungi so not really my area but yes it travels through vessels, with little resistance
  6. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    no its trying to occlude the strip cankers caused by Psuedomonas, they follw the helical growth, wall one is not a barrier to psuedomona, so it gos all the way to terminal bud hence the length of the dead strips.
  7. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    you are probably right then Matty:thumbup1:
  8. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    David me old mucka, there is NO DOUBT about it, that old chicken is clucking all over the place, Im seeing it EVERYWHERE, so raspberries to your suggestion it is not an abnormal year! some images from my drive home today! also anothe rfind of T. trogii which is getting a little ridiculous as this is a new site also! on ash I might add. Lovely pore shot of the Trametes trogii too. and some photos of damage caused by Psuedomona syringea. A. carnea is more resistant rob, and want to see your data as to the contrary:thumbup1:
  9. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Prunus 'kanzan' showing stress from parasitic colonisation via Ganoderma australe. It would appear in this species of host it is less aggressive as in Horse chestnut and lime. My observations in this case lead me to believe it is far slower in the case of Prunus Sp because- One older (original bracket) in column connected to die back, second brackets (younger than original) connected to another column of clearly affected crown. This indicates that in Prunus and in a large stem diameter it has remained in one portion until such time as the vitality of that section has waned whereby it has moved into a new section. A mode of operation allowing for longer fruiting periods on the same host. This cherry is one of my childhood trees, from a park I mispent much of my teenage years! Ive been going back to my roots to follow the lifes of the trees I knew as a child.
  10. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    mathew, lovely Yew rack of laeti! awesome shots, panic suamosus? still plenty of wood for this happy necrotroph me thinks.
  11. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Daedalea x 2 G. applanatum Laetiporus sulphureus G. australe
  12. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    you found the daedaleas by the lake, good lad.
  13. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    I enjoy doing threads with intent, nice to see somebody else having a go too:thumbup1:
  14. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    I would personly like to say one thing, NO one in this day and age should be using the old school methods of natural crotch and stem friction control. There is no excuse the kit is out there and cambium is more vulnrable than you realise.
  15. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    ha ha ha, theres a hint in those lines somewhere! maybe 2!
  16. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    takes a spark from a magnesium rod real good, way better than most tinders
  17. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Agreed, we have tag lines that are JUST tag lines and no other purpose, cheap and cheerful.
  18. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    no you didnt the feds are on there way! pearl jam, didnt think you was old enough
  19. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    your wife needs you to get home at night too:001_rolleyes:
  20. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    my thoughts exactly! you just have to question the thinking behind posting these ones, I mean BSi will rip you to shreds for copyright!
  21. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    if your taking the kids, you could do FAR worse than Bradgate deer park, the deer are tame and the kids will love it.
  22. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Adam, keep it up mate, and remember there is no guidelines for making a great thread, no rule book as such, its yours, and if anyone thinks they can do it better, they should go and do it, rather than tell others how to do it! Rigging is an artform, especially on trees that have decays or non perfect form, lots of guys and girls too will gain a lot from it im sure. good thread fella.
  23. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    nice one David, is that a bat roost with the chicken?
  24. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    It is highly likely that each autumn I will be doing a foray for both the northern contingent and those based in the midlands. So each weekend in september one in the south one in the midlands and one in the far north:thumbup1: all plans in motion.
  25. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    :lol:I bagged myself a new species today, always a special day when a new species is found, getting tough to do these days and all! Phellinus ribis..... .....(wait for it.... here comes Gerrit to pee on my bonfire!)

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