Tony Croft aka hamadryad

RESPECT! smashed me up!

patience is a virtue bestowed upon few men. tree time requires a different mentality:001_cool:

At the end of the day somebody has to make a call based on their experience and or best practice in each situation, the decision wasnt yours so dont fret, was probably justified in both cases imo. Bing beech if it was looking like Rigidiporus ulmarius I would suggest that the one this is confused with often Perenniporia fraxinea would have been the culprit as this is relatively common on Fagus whereas I have NEVER (not to say its impossible) seen Rigi on beech. And besides which, the decay looks far more like the intense rot of Ganoderma applanatum to me than any other. Of course this is just MY opinion, the truth may differ somewhat from my assumptions based on images herein:thumbup1:

ben ballard did some a while back and it was eyed, was stunning wood

Dont know didnt knock to ask, just thought I would post a shot as I drove by yesterday

My time maybe limited! lol I am defo no scholar, just think out loud, and thats often a lot of trouble!

managing my own wood for product, charcoal coppice etc or managing a SSSI woodland maybe combine both

2 years later, this is what it looks like now

agreed and 70% hollow would be the limit before concerns

every bit of the butt of this tree that was growing at the time of wounding, the tree withinthe now new tree being layed on above the old compartmentalised section (within its annual rings) will become decayed and hollow with age, probably to a hieght of a few metres, sometimes more

A fair assesment, only would add that as the tree ages and lays down ripewood (in beech pink/purple) the fungi will consume the entire volume exosed at the time of wounding, areated from the now dead portions of the root crown

If you have recently passed or tried to gain NPTC certificates for chainsaw operations and would like to tell me about your experience please email me [email protected] if you wanna be off record thats fine, but would like to hear at least from a few who would be happy to be on the record. I am particularly looking to hear from new/young lads taking their first steps into the industry via NPTC certifications.

thats a fair comment, I shall document all the cases with details and take this discussion to the place it should have been taken

nice job, looking to do similar with the sleepers vertical for a retaining wall this year.

Do I have permission to give names and dates locations?

I have received some info regarding a young man being allowed to bottle out of going above 12ft on his arial rescue certificate and still being passed despite obvious nerves and a lack of comfort in climbing. This on top of various other statements regarding assessments for NPTC certifications. I feel this one is a serious enough issue to start raising some concern over what really is going on with these essential tickets. I also feel this just proves that this is now all a tick box exercise that no one is taking seriously anymore, as this young lad is now potentially able t be sent out with a climber to act as rescue candidate. this is unacceptable IMO and It degrades the system. I do appreciate that the \NPTC is a basic assessment of competence, but this is an area of competence that should be more tightly monitored and has very serious ramifications. I am not being a drama queen, this is not on. thoughts and opinions on this please

Thats keen and a wicked effort! havent got one yet but lots of Blue tits on the feeder, i will consider this a chalenge as i continue to dig for victory over Monsato! the nettle stew for liquid feed sounds like a plan bud:thumbup1:

Ganoderma applanatum if you ask me, would also explain the effective compartmentalisation

yes bud, but the link showed a back handled one:001_tt2:

yep, more people make money out of a business than the boss/owner! can be depressing!

well, dont tell anyone but theres money in it IF you know how, and run things

I am liking your style!

I too am always dreaming of the yurt grazing charcoal scenario, land with woodland(ancient) grazing and a stream is hard to find and VERY expensive here. so Im almost tempted to move to france/romania/bulgaria etc

You do realize theres not actually any hard science behind the reason for this, and that shigo even said he couldnt see much of an issue with sap running a little for what is only a day or two at worst before they dry up. of course I kind of agree with you, but I would not put off work as long as it was not in the two to three week window of highest risk which is the first sunny few weeks of spring.

This is dead handy to know, ive given up taking on privates due to the costs of hiring in, you might get a shout from me in the not to distant. obviously need to know if your 7.5 ton is london ready? and what extra for travel to herts beds and into london