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  1. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    laburnums crap for a winch/pulley support, very poor roots
  2. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Im going to dig out a few books and find an answer to this great chalenge, I will say this though the very small amount of lignin in the hosepipes would probably just turn to dust, which would explain very well its lack of substance and the enlargement
  3. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    cause could also have been a strip canker during the droughts of 2003
  4. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    its a lovely tree, it will almost certainly, if it did fail probably fail onto front lawn away from houses. It has been reduced before, fairly well too i think. Its a keeper in my book, but then im happy to live here with a 300 year old oak outside my bedroom window!
  5. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    there is a massive difference between a copper beech and purpureum
  6. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    yes david, thats precisely why they are enlarged, the cellulose and hemicellulose fibrils are GONE! The hoses have been eaten, stripped out, gone, they have ceased to fill that void:biggrin: and its pectin in the middle lamella?
  7. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    thought no one would say it!
  8. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    lovely shot of the nature of this decay on pines with their resinous pits, confined largely to heart rot in pines for long periods, as opposed to larix decidua:thumbup:
  9. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    i dont know how you did that, multiple shots on one is cool!
  10. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    The root crown and flare of base is very typical of long term Meripilus
  11. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    very nice work. would say though that just because the neighbor had issues doesn't always follow, if that was the case there would be no forests! wont ask who advised!
  12. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    great idea for a thread, I will dig out a few books to offer as a prize to encourage participation. I will go find a few and list them shortly
  13. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    this one is tough woody and durable,
  14. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    wow, loadsa 50 somethings, maes me feel a lot more positive, they do say 50 is the new forty!
  15. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    ganoderma australe
  16. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    bacterial
  17. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    no David they are ganodermas:001_rolleyes:
  18. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    ganoderma
  19. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    yep, and they will be back no doubt, irony as the alarms turned up today! add insult to injury the old bill used my landy today to hide while they checked speeders
  20. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    I was just setting myself up again, got all new gear, hadnt even used the new big saws, 2 days of possession and gone, stripped clean last night. Words cannot describe this feeling
  21. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    I was so close to throwing it all in, I wa sin a dead end 9-5 working for a firm, no incentives no reward just grief and boredom. Then I went freelance again and ive been investing in new kit like saw mills etc my days are not the same, one day im planking timber i felled last week, then im quiet for a week and catch up at home with the veggies, then it goes mental for a fortnight with big tricky climbs for other firms, mixed in a few privates and I have to say Im 42 in a month and loving it, found my third wind. chin up, paddle through the treacle and youll find your mojo again.
  22. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    interesting, took a dead one down a few weeks ago, just used it for kindling which it is also awesome as! Might look to other uses now.
  23. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    just had two of these arrive in 36 for the 066 and 48inch for the 088 heavy but looking like just the ticket for me new alaskan
  24. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    and why the hell not
  25. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    maybe as it appears to be going past timber values try promoting it as an early veteran future ancient Oak site, you could even put this to the ATF crew and see if they could offer better advice. Recruitment into the landscape of new ancient/veteran trees is now critical.

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