Tony Croft aka hamadryad

im with catalpa or Paulownia

ha ha, the mods getting all hevay on a harmless subject, nothing changes! This effects all of us in business, and socially, as for the pathetic excuses of benefits of paying tax what a sheep! Huck have you really any idea how this economy works? Basicaly the bankers print money (with no backing) its a fiat currency, meaning it is worthless paper, no longer redeemable in gold nor silver as it once was. All the money printed/created is loaned at interest (usury, which huck will know about as an ex witness) this basicaly means all the money created is debt, and there isnt enough at any time in order to dispose of the debt because the interest doesnt exist, the money supply has to be expanded, continuously, hence the BS surrounding sustainable business, its NOT! this system needs to be a growth based system.

the paper by lonsdale is freely avalible for now, does this link work? An Error Occurred Setting Your User Cookie

I know this subject was brought in a while back but it died a death but deserved more attention, the link to the freely available paper written by Dr Lonsdale, (time limited I believe so grab it now!) at An Error Occurred Setting Your User Cookie I have long felt this matter needed some further promotion/incorporation in the minds of arbs, just needed the right guy to say it, the right way, as always Lonsdale on point:thumbup1: I offer a few images of my own of the tree as a discrete series of separate channels, potentials and dysfunctions. If you really want to understand decay/dysfunction and the potential for managing and retaining trees that at first glance appear to be in a hazardous or declining state then aside from a bit of background reading one needs to take a paradigm shift in thinking. The typical view is that of the tree as a single functional unit, hence the often knee jerking that goes on when a fungal bracket is observed on one or several partitions of the segmented or as Tony S says the mosaic like nature of the tree. When combined, the full appreciation of the mechanics, the mosaic like community of channels and the nature of decay organisms or strategies will more often than not offer many avenues and options, and a far more balanced and objective view of the trees true condition. Our job is to work in the best possible and most informed state, all too often the easy option is taken. Please take the time to read this article by Lonsdale, and also the paper by lynne boddy and Alan rayner from the 80's no less, Boddy and Raynor.pdfadd a little VTA from Mattheck and youll be well on your way to fully understanding and appreciating the true nature of the trees you work on everyday.

thanks for that link, just what I was after for my new chicken run!

dries in log, but harder to split once dry, unlike ash, at least older ash, young ash dried in rings can be tough split it stackit

This is because the rule makers are of the old boys club, and the pellets are being made and marketed from some really naughty places, buyer beware

thanks, will have a gander later

Not 100% clear what your saying here, how many cases do your observations involve, on what Oak/other species and what where the extenuating circumstances of the tip overs? do you mean the ratio merits respect or the fungus, either way i agree, that ratio was not drawn lightly.

Pursue this career with caution and a lot of wisdom. study hard, work harder, love what you do and youll always find what you seek in this industry.

The powers being given to "corporations" at the moment are quite frightening, Monsanto now have more power than the U.S president. The odd thing about taxation is that no one in the law society or tax office seems to be able to point anyone ive spoken to towards the actual law that clearly states all men and woman are lawfully required to pay taxes! go figure. I believe its called manufactured consent

For me there is no loyalty in companies, sure its there for a few years then they get complacent as to what and how much of a difference you make. freelance means I have control over my rates, my days, my work, no-one can accuse me of taking a sicky on the sly, (was never my style) I am noones "lacky" and I get far more respect from those that choose to hire me than a man who thinks im his bitch and stuck in his nine to five BS and can therefore treat you like an idiot. freelance is awesome, and if anyone tries to say your better off employed I guess that depends on your work ethic, those that are born to work, will always be better of working for themselves, those that want to have an easy day, well stick to employment and "day rates"

So Osbournes having to defend the new powers that have been given to the taxman to "snoop" into your bank accounts and take whats owed. Anyone got an opinion on this? I find it unsurprising in this crazy era.

Thats purely a mental barrier, the technical term being phsycosematic or something like that. The uphill path to forty was incredibly hard and hardest the closer it got, then once I hit forty all that BS went out the window and I was freed of my mental self limitation.

indeed, still one of the best reads in arboriculture

Nice links, stirring my inquisitive juices this one

at 14 years its due an update for sure.

Im hoping to mill a 3ft Oak soon, 15ft of straight clean butt, been stood dead for 40 years but fell over recently, I had been pinching the limbs for the fire, but the nearer I got to the heavy stuff the more brown Oak it appears to be! dry as a bone, hard as nails and Brown? whats that gonna be worth!

cut it in half lengthways and make a load of bowl blanks, then sell em on flea bay or at the bodgers ball

Juniper makes the highest quality Gun powder, at least thats what were told via the ATF during our field trip to Cumbria a few years back

If your ill equipped to be judging these things I might suggest getting someone who understands trees a LOT better, after all, if your making Hand S conclusions and possibly stipulating works to alleviate YOUR perceived scenario this would be overly biassed against the tree due to that unfamiliarity with the problems, OR lack off! go easy on the old beech, she looks a mighty fine old girl to me.

Always wanted to see these, oddly one that has passed me by in over a decade of funting.

Its habit is related to its life stage, its reached full maturity and becoming over mature. this isnt a bad thing, if it sounds negative? it just means that the canopy is at full capacity for the location/conditions and will occasionally die back in places as seasonal maybe even decade long periodic fluctuations effect a maximally optimised and aged structure, a dynamic system, that is now reducing or increasing as and when possible or required. a very nice stage when trees start to get "interesting"

lmao, I would never try to take your superior intellect to task old bean:lol: