Tony Croft aka hamadryad

is there no shame in this world? has common sense faded from the gene pool? Are we going to ever get back to shrugging our shoulders and taking responsibility for ourselves:thumbdown:?

oh great and you know what will happen next, no more parents participation, and maybe P.E for kids will cease full stop?

You get all the good jobs david!

people love a novelty. mostly its planted with the intention of keeping it coppiced like budleja as this keeps the penny shaped juvenile foliage

If I wasnt so far behind on my plant chemistry homework I would have been well up for this, struggling with my peptide bonds and covelant bonds atomic structures blah blah! sounds like a nice little project to be involved in.

wicked, love the moss and ferns on that old tree

Sacred to the jews too i believe

ignore me, just dont like seeing these sorts ripped, too personal for me.

i agree! get them on here pronto!

One should never judge a book by its cover, sounds to me like he may have been a few sandwiches short of a picnic, living with his mum (carer) I cared for my uncle with learning disabilities for ten years, he was just curious and had nothing else to do.

The Ash is a much underated tree, its ecological contribution is great. The boring insects favour it over most others if Ash is avaliable. Hispidus and bacterial cankers offer refuge to bats insects etc The term previously mentioned (widow makers) is a term used generaly for Elm but also Oak, Ash and Beech as heavy limbs (summer branch drop etc) often killed a man ploughing the fields. It was custom to fell the tree and bury the man in a coffin made from its timber.

When I can convert slides to digital files I will post a foxglove I found with fasciation. It had caused it to flower in a most remarkable way, youll love it, I even had my silver reflector with me to enhance the shot and even caught a humming bee on its flight into one of the bells with its long probosces extended, really nice shot.

Now that I didnt know, thanks for the info, i couldnt remember off hand what it was but that sounds likely.

Ganoderma pfiefferi things are a little warmer down here in the south east so finding a few here and there again Ganoderma lucidum tramettes vesicolour Stereum hirsutum & Tremella foliacea Old fruit bodies of Pholiota squarosus

Good thread david, some awsome examples

Then get them working on a sewage plant! if they just stand around all day at least they will want to get a job just to be away from that stinking place!

Job description Arboriculturists cultivate and manage trees, hedgerows and shrubs. The work is undertaken in both rural and urban settings and includes all aspects of felling, preserving, planting and protecting trees, sometimes using heavy equipment. They also provide information and advice on specific tree-related issues. There is an increasing focus on maintaining a safe relationship between the trees, their immediate environment, and the general public. Arboriculturists who do only hands-on tree and shrub maintenance may be called arborists. Arboriculturists usually specialise in a particular area of work, such as tree climbing and maintenance, tree preservation and conservation, parks and gardens, planning, or tree survey and inspection. Advances in tree biology, equipment and techniques have resulted in fundamental changes to traditional tree work practices, and arboriculture has moved away from the ‘tree surgery’ approach to a ‘tree care’ approach. Typical work activities Typical work activities vary between specific areas of arboriculture. An arborist works at a practical level and visits a range of sites in order to: plant trees and shrubs; undertake thinning and tree surgery using a range of equipment; undertake groundwork using a chainsaw and a chipper. An arboriculturist may be involved in the same activities as an arborist, but works at a supervisory/managerial level and will also be involved in: selecting plants and designing landscaping schemes; applying knowledge of tree biology for effective tree maintenance; following and negotiating clients' requirements; managing tree care and tree planting contracts; carrying out tree inspections and surveys; writing reports for engineers, solicitors, mortgage and insurance companies, providing information relating to trees, for example if a tree root system is damaging or likely to damage a building or cause subsidence; reviewing and responding to planning applications; providing training for junior colleagues and volunteers; conducting development site surveys and giving pre-planning advice on topics such as the effect a proposed development may have on trees in the area, and how best to retain them and incorporate them into the finished project. In urban areas, the work involves improving the relationship between the environment and urban development through activities such as: reclaiming abandoned industrial sites; pruning tree growth away from electrical cables and public access routes; developing practical solutions to environmental issues; advising on trees for development sites. Reference- (prospects, the UKs official graduate careers advice website)

Listen, we sorry our governments (ALL) allow floods of migrants to enter to fill those low paid crap jobs we dont want to do cos were all moving up and theres no one willing to fill these jobs. BUT, these imagrants are hard working and are smart enough to educate and get a better life, and then they have an advantage and we lose out, not their faults we cant be bothered so they due to hard work and a willingness to use the system to move up means they get ahead. get off your butts and get to evening classes or we will all be second class minority citezens within our own country before long! Be better and gain an edge

They sell hydrogenated rapeseed oil? isnt it thick like grease, how was it used in the truck?

If insufficient novelty items are not posted by friday a most horendous torture will begin of my captive subject. I will begin talking of all things fungal until he is bored to within an inch of his life, time is of the essence folks. leave it too long and his mental state will mean he is just a shadow of his former self! lol

Phuh! as if i would make it THAT easy!

that is a good name for it, especialy while the white powdery coating remains on the undersides.

ah ha! I have prepaired with fortifications and Charles Bronson style booby traps, beware also the highly trained Ninjas! any attempt at rescue will be thwarted, and only serve to increase demands!

There are freeloaders in every country and every system, make all unemployed do 30 hours a week community services and see them get a job FAST!

I like the pasta dishes sold by tescos, good complex carbs, keeps you going without being heavy, like a fry up which takes more energy to digest and slows you down, like a lead balloon!