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  1. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    I have to confess I miss the good old days but for one particular bloke, the old arbtalk is dead, long live the new one I say. Yes it was you Blair you northern monkey
  2. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    g. resinaceum is aggresive and progresive.
  3. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Given the constant recruitment of new arborists to the industry and forum it is an important and much needed re introduction in my opinion.
  4. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    looks like both species to me, and very extensive decay. If this trees already had a history of failure and now cleary shows very extensive stem rot there is little to do but the obvious. This beech tree is cleary about to finish its life cycle, but lets not forgetthe other life cycles within that continue or even begin once the tree actualy dies or dies as a result of the failure.
  5. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Was this confirmed as C.gallica as apposed to C. trogii? There is no obvious banding to the upper surface and appears more hirsute than gallica
  6. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Nope you have Meripilus on Crateagus which is still awesome as its a new association in my experience.
  7. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    possibly CALVATIA CRANIFORMIS
  8. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    your absolutely right to want a swift resolution. The decline seems worse on the bankside/tension side not at all good for the prognosis
  9. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    lol they are top grade wine bottle stoppers!
  10. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Olive ash, nope its walnut! teach me to pay more attention! one of my faves.
  11. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Thats looking superb Rob, Need another country to the dealer list?
  12. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Obviously been a long time but I will begin putting in some time again, especialy now I am heavily involved in the industry once more. I thought I was going to lead a quiet life but the ethers got bigger ideas! P. igniarius on Salix- I. hispidus on Sophoria (new association for me)- P. fraxinea, also on Sophoria again a new association for me.
  13. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    This is a Pholiotta- associated with an obvious dysfunctional and dead vascular channel indicated by the considerable bark sink. This may develop into a cracked stem and failure.
  14. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Totaly agree on Davids comments regarding C. micaceus/domesticus
  15. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    I would tend toagree with David on this, Maplesare particularly prone to Armillaria, slight stress is enough if present, and it is always around, never very far away. Natures way of dealing with the unsuitable, not fit for the nieghbourhood.
  16. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    This is a misleading comment (not having a dig) This is indeed Phaeolus but it is not limited to upper/basal areas, in fact quite the opposite, often fruiting from ground in its typical form, from sub surface roots. P schwienitzii is a heart rot fungus limited only to zones of the tree where heartwood exists and transfered (in low resistant species i.e Larix decidua) by root contact. It can be found from the sub surface roots to the upper scaffolds.
  17. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    These are great images and ive never seen such a population (see holes at guttation points) of the maggots that depend on this fungus, the species of insect I cannot remember right now. some good reading can be had here http://www.ancienttreeforum.co.uk/ancient-trees/ancient-tree-ecology-wildlife/invertebrates/
  18. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    I suspect this fasciation is caused by a bacterium or fungal most likely former, ash are particularly prone as is forsythia. I once saw a foxglove with it and the flower head was a sight to behold! No chemicals need be implicated at all. Perfectly natural, harmless and actualy on flowering species quite stunning at times
  19. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    I know nobodies resonded to this one so I will, its not so important to distinguish the species as the ecology, its too degraded for any real posatives but one thing is for sure its a harmless saprobe though obviously feeding on dead woody material so thats all thats critical to know in an arb perspective. hope this helps
  20. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    a bolete, mycorrhizea and nothing to fear.
  21. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    its possible being associated with oak this degraded mass is C. fusipes
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  23. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    It ainnt bad out here bo, got no regrets bulgaria or industry wise
  24. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Why dont you highlight the utter nonsense of what constitutes "useable timber" from whose perspective? as a wood turner and artist ican assure you all that is defined by the "industry" as "useable timber" bortes me to tears! do something on the disconnection between reality and big forestry. theres LOADS of smaller businesses that WANT "low grade lumber"
  25. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    yes

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