Tony Croft aka hamadryad

My job for today, big ol Eucy reduction, client wanted it to be as unaltered as possible so I really went to town and got out as far as was physically possible here. its all regrown from a previous reduction so was not easy I can tell ya! Appoximatley 4 metres all round some no more than 2 metres. I would estimate around 50% of the foliage mass is removed.

but the lines in K deusta decays do not conform to the CODIT model and the CODIT model apart from barrier 4 "the Barrier zone " (Sharon) are true barriers (chemical) I think CODIT describes anatomical structure rather than boundaries and barriers, just obstacles like a maze, with the rays being hardest to navigate as a structure. I cant remember where I read about the CODIT reality, I think it may have been Schwarze

The soil level marked on the trunk is too high to be natural, the soil was buit up at some stage hence all the major root death and fine reiterative root system trying to re establish.

was the scar on the trunk with the loss of bark caused by the fall or something else?

apart from the typos, why so funny?

these organisations pay well, use the experience to raise your fees to them and ride the odd problem with extra profits from a small "agro surcharge"

A degree in polotics, business managment and good peopl skills essential

a friend of mine held out till last, got 117 thousand for the tennis court at the bottom of his garden!

should have been closed from first post IMO, none of us are able to run a country or qualified to do the job. we may be british but were all still Europeans.

Its a bit iffy at the moment, but areas that are receiving the rain were getting at the moment will probably be o.k!

This image with plating poses a diffiult thing for me to ponder. Hi Gerrit, still feeling some doubt these lines are tree based barier formations as opposed to fungal barriers Principles here being Kretzschmaria (late to the table) and ganoderma applanatum first player, also armillaria starting to move in to remaining cambium spaces. So, if these black zone lines are the tree and not the interactions of the fungi, why do they demark the colonised zones and not present within the zones of individual colonisations via bot G. applanatum and K. deusta? Why are there no lines in each colonised section? etc

Deans right, would be nearer the 500-650 minimum + VAT

Is that a scots pine?

If I had a wife and children of my own I would not hesitate to assist, unfortunately as a single man and with no spare rooms at the Inn I dont think it is a good idea, but wish you well in trying for this pupil, its not everyday A tutor goes the extra mile like this for his/her students:thumbup1:

the world is corrupt, and no vote will change it.

Well now, we cant be having that can we! Had an Epic day in sunny (ha ha ha ha) Epping forest today with Charles, we was supposed to be dissmantling a split willow but we chickened out cos of the rain:blushing: One thing thats bugging me is the lack of Flat foot flies, whats that all about? makes identifying the ganos a nightmare, Australe, Pfeifferi and Applanatum. Still we had an awesome day which was a sort of lecture/lesson for poor Charles, dont why he puts himself through it! anyways, pics is what you came here for and here they are- A rather nice veteran birch A sneaky P. aurivella A K. deusta brittle fracture A nice example of the T/R theory, in this case the decay is caused by Ganoderma pfeifferi on Fagus sylvatica Lycogala terestre A developing myxomycetes probably Fulugio septica close up of above One of the best if not the best tree hugs Ganoderma resinaeum on Fagus sylvatica They say if you cut down some of the epping beeches they show that they are at least partly bundle plantings, this is not true, they are regrown coppice. hence why when felld multiple stems are evident. There are many stumps occluding also in Epping Forest, these fail to shoot, but occlude because they are connected to the forest root system as one. all the roots merge into one mass and why the forest is an organism, and why many believe in "mother tree" the forest ecosystem is interconnected. A lovely pollard Oak with classic Fistulina hepatica body language A target canker on Oak I will not lie, I love big butts and I dont know why! A massive ancient beech pollard with the most impressive rack of Perenniporia fraxinea, common on the beech pollards in epping, Ganodermas also in attendance. Some stunning spalting, the green stain is from the green elf cup

I think its time we embraced EU, were going to fall flat on our faces if we continue down the imperial way. we are no longer a super power, but Europe could be.

we can leave these younguns to play while we go walk about! i have no intentions of climbing, get more than enough of that in my working week!

It wouldnt be a bad idea to do it like that, a photo and description, analysis type thing but the number and size of photos would make it an expesive volume!

I dont wanna watch, looks a big old tree, you know i would have tried (probably in vain) to save it!

yep, arbfest:thumbup1: passport ticked off

this beech may still live a hundred years with some managment, its always worth reduction first and see what the response is.

why is everyones first line of thought a fell? we must work from top down not first cut at the base!

You stalking me sam? im in all you photos!