Tony Croft aka hamadryad

NO! your shi.....ing me? and there was me thinking it was a one handed saw! thats a novel idea though mark, two handled use, who would have thought:thumbup1:

the new saws handle and balance is totaly new, and although i loved the saw, after developing a grip for this saw over decade or more it was like wearing gloves for the first time giving me issues because of the change in grip. i have changed back to the 200t and all is well again, I wouldnt slate the saw but regretfully for me the change of balance and grip has meant I have had to revert back or suffer pains

do you get a discount for that post!

Your on rocky ground my friend, if you want to illustrate an alternative standpoint do so with a little more substance because contrary to popular belief the guys in this forum are far from " ignorant":001_smile:

funny isnt it, that you me and many many others agree and it makes good common sense, but on UKTC it is not unlike joes post, its frowned upon and its INSANE and UNSUSTAINABLE.

my order went in to honey bros today! cant wait!

happy returns robin

I havent had my back put out yet! lol:lol: I see the Kraken has arisen again though!

that was a great job maj:thumbup1:, it just got sidetracked for a bit, that bloke cant spout that rubbish without a reply!

good post:thumbup1:

larch and Phaeolus is one of the worst combos,

well one had better explain what a "bad tree" is!

in fact im pretty sure if i emailed your post to \david lonsdale and Claus Mattheck they might have something to say about it too!

I KNOW for a certainty that none of those people you quote would rather see a tree felled than reduced well(as opposed to badly/pollard is another option lets not get involved) It is this very narrow minded approach that results in many fine trees being removed from the urban landscape and replaced with (if we are lucky) small trees that wont survive in most cases. I am afraid I cannot share your view, nor anyone elses who thinks that this is the wrong approach, or rather that whenever humans have a conflict with trees we should fell them and replace that big old beech with an ornamental cherry! Your post has just made me realise/reminded me how desperately needed a shift in thinking is needed. If felling is to become or has become an accepted method of dealing with the conflicts then its time i started making a fuss and shouting the odds. Trees do not mind being pruned well, the are shedding organisms, no they do not heal they seal, but if we are to be told that small pruning wounds are such an evil I will tell you now anyone believing that has never really empathised or appreciated the full growth cycle and ecology of trees. and certainly has no power or influence over my thinking, no, youll just have to try harder.

that made me chuckle!

applanatum IMO with K deusta in attendence

pleurotus sp alongside flamulina velutipes in fork of birch flamulina velutipes pluerotus sp top and flamulina at bottom daldinia conentrica Ash or chestnut or maple? T versicolour

by mycotoxins I presume this is produe by the fungi in order to supres growth of competing mycos? as I understand it oudemansiella mucida has similar properties, that have been copied to produce a anti fungal crop spray/dusting?

good info as always Gerrit,

a few trees clustered, this one was dead, hence the entiridiums i guess, lot of E. lycoperdon about at the moment

yes along side I.radiatus:thumbup1:

a few bits from today- think ive finaly sorted my location for I. radiatus too:001_cool:

yeah you got one?

100% on the willow, were talking about the one on the oak Gerrit:thumbup1: did label the willow one as australe (southern bracket)