Tony Croft aka hamadryad

a great object for a great story, love the gruffalo tale

love it Mr Nigel fay, then Mr keiser and Mr humprys, you lot crease me up

perfect 10

could have gone either way on this, confrogosa was a good call too

Even a less than perfect splice will be stronger than ANY knot you can tie that is not too bulky, theres a few knots we use in big game/braided lines that reduce the issues with dyneemas etc but youll never ever in a zillion years beat a splice, period. If you take the time to look there is plenty of research out there on knots and ropes and if you take the time, youll be binning knots for terminations!

Had a grueller of a day and im shattered, but even though I really needed the break we happened to be opposite a site ive thought of visiting for years. Apparently this was once the capital of England, this ancient ruin once a castle, Berkhampstead. There arent any particularly notable trees but some veterans and a few felled trees left on site in their entirety, brush the lot, and we all know what that means dont we! So lunchtime off I trotted and Im glad to say true to form my instinct for a site was on the money, some beauties here and one I needed better shots of to continue filling the cabinet! a few more species and im ready for something special:biggrin: First up Lenzites betulinus, got a few of this one before but was not a particularly good set so well pleased with these images. Some eyelash fungi, polyporus squamosus, Bjerkandera adusta, an interesting failure of oak that had de-laminated at a root colonised by Inonotus dryadeus and the biggest bracket of trametes gibbosa ive ever witnessed, this was the size of a large dinner plate, the sort I eat my tea from!

Years ago that might have been true, but recent years have seen a double fruiting season for many of the higher fungi, not complaining, loves it I do!

And Gerrit, its Neville Fay! not Nigel!

I let you blind me in hope, this ones different:sneaky2:

nah about right:biggrin:

thanks for putting this up David, was about to do it myself! going to be a great trip this one, really looking forward to catching up with some of the gang.

Not this high no, but it is certainly the right form, colour both in upper and pore layers, even the pores themselves are right. Im 99% on it:thumbup1:

no your wrong because you think like the clan that believe trees dont need work doing to them.

Hetero?

2 good guesses have been made, so im out?

No, your wrong, very very wrong. I am objective about my recommendations regarding structural faults, if you was too you would be speccing work. I bet you was a nightmare TO too:lol:

funny cos I rate it an 8, and I did it!

So you dont do much tree condition survey work, just that old planning stuff eh:lol:

and again we see the T/r proven!

Thats such a rubbish question isnt it Lee? I mean your an arb, surely you get why we have jobs, why this job exists? Every tree we as arbs get involved in has either A structural fault Is causing a nuisance Or is simply too big for the clients tastes The Euc I did yesterday was getting very long lever arm issues, with the largest limbs starting to buckle and crack. We was there to address light issues to a swimming pool, the reduction achieved several things. brought in more light reduced the potential failures of some major parts of the crown Improved form ensured its longevity against human pressures.

New scoring system! from a 10 mark= 1= Should not be allowed up a tree ever again! 2= Should be O.k the tree wont die! 3= Do as you likey 4= O.K its an ATTEMPT at a reduction/pollard BUT.... 5= Not bad, obviously your on your way to being a good reducer with some guidence. 6= Nice but there probably a few poor cuts or rips, is that a spike mark....Etc 7= very nice, little more practice and I would let you work on my trees. 8= O.k bar a few tufty bits and maybe overly thinned. 9= Almost perfect 10= Your boss needs to raise your wages, or you need to be looking for a managers job!

origins on Vimeo

depends on soil density and other factors, tree health at time of fill ect, these things dont happen overnight, its so hard to prove because of this.

absolutely agree, but the cause of the very severe decay and lack of upper surface compensation or tensile triangle (optimisation) in the upper root horizons is due to suffocation (IMO) There is only one fungi I know to cause such a lack of flare and or compensation in the upper root surface and that is colybia. I suspect grifola also would need a reasonable oxygen level as opposed to mellea/ostoyae

could I have a copy too! please!