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  1. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Its a balancing act, costs/risks/accessibility, MEWPS have risks associated as does climbing, would be interesting to see the stats for tree V's MEWP related injury. depends on the job really, but I am getting pretty handy with a MEWP, its just a different way of working/thinking. Another tool in the box, thats all.
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    that will do for me:thumbup1:
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    looks like Petzl copies to me?
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    agreed, probably felugio ive seen candida forming larger clumps than septica:thumbup1:
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    It is stated in the lit that Kretz can cause bleeding, I actually doubt that these days, preferring the secondary agent of armillaria for the causal agent of those typical brown bleeds. As for the Kretz, oaks do get Kretz so not at all ruling it out, and often armillaria is in most Kretz cases I see also present. It isnt clear or at least no one has clarified the parasitic/saprobic/necrotrophic nature of K duesta, from my limited experience it is largely if not entirely saprobic. No need to apologis for the Oak failure, alls good:001_cool: heres a kretz failure I spotted today, no indication at ground level, heavy colonisation via heart woods and heavy fruiting at around 6 metres between inclusions, even the best assessor would have been oblivious. Kretz is a tricky critter at times:thumbdown:
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    lol, you summed it up nicely, I really like the Bulgarians, they have the right attitude about most things, I can certainly relate to their disdain and distrust of authority!
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    a few images from Bulgaria- the iver at the bottom of my garden to be:001_cool:
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    an absence of bootlaces does not indicate an absence of armillaria in my experience. the Oak failure was pure load and loss of shear strength in the soil probably due to heavy rain.
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    I will confirm this with the masters, but I am confidant they would agree. I know exactly what and why you say it, I would have too some years ago, raises a issue with the literatures doesn't it, misleading/confusing.
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    Im with Paul on this one, P. squarrosa can be a very significant problem on Poplars for example but on ash far less so, but that statement of course needs confirmation in each and every case as always.
  13. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    agreed (highlighted) Because the fungi dessicated, doesnt happen very often with this fleshy fungi group, most Coprinus are quick to go soggy and turn to black mush
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    a nice steady growth (equal rings) applanatum/lipsiense my guess too
  15. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    I would think in the more extreme cases these beeches being rippled to such a degree is more than possibly heart decay, P. squamosus, pholiota aurivella, Inonotus cuticularis can all help create the extra load on the outer functional sapwood
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    Liking the way that rolls Mr H:001_cool:
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    This is a very very nice set David, a good example of the decay. I would however like to take you up on a small point, is this really a brittle fracture? or a case of buckling after shear as is classic to the T/r theory?
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    really depends on the tree species, planes probably cope well, but its strategy/lifestyle choice is a heart rotter, can be quite significant on beech in my experience. Though lets not forget thats generally maiden or non veteranised trees, decay is much less problematic in veterans or greatly reduced trees.
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    as do i:thumbup1:
  20. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    turkey oaks are very poor once decay is colonising volumes, looks more like armillaria decay to me which also ties in with the bacterial wetwood stain above, or what appears to be so. just an opinion however, and based on very limited material
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    P. aurivella
  22. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    I dont know about pholiota but maybe more the emperors new clothes?
  23. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    By inserting it in the thread your suggesting principally Meripilus (in order to defend the fell camp) even knowing by the quoted statement that there was much compounding the issues, elevated soil (banked) restricted root development on one side due to walling ( maybe when this beech was a sapling), with only partial decay via meripilus, a crown reduction say 3 metres overall would have seen that still standing, and i don't think any man worth his salt would argue. Bring it onto Uktc and we can find out the consensus! Ive been wrong before, im sure I will be again, I dont mind, its good to discuss and debate.
  24. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Fine post Mr umphries, couldnt have said it any better, and probably far less diplomaticaly!
  25. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    looks to me like a combination of bacterial wetwood, armillaria attack and lots of frass from boring insects. All will be related to soil compaction and other soil born issues making the rooting environment poor for healthy growth, weakening the tree to a downward spiral of increasingly diverse and increasingly detrimental organisms

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