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  1. daltontrees
    No. 12
  2. daltontrees
    Answer No. 6 3 points for Paulownia tomentosa Answer No. 7 2 points for Buxus sempervirens Answert No. 8 2 points for Alangium and another 3 for platanifolia. To be honest I couldn't readily distinguish this from chinensis.
  3. daltontrees
    I see where you're coming from but it doesn't have knees. Try a closely related genus.
  4. daltontrees
    Let me be the first to show my ignorance. 'Jasper and Harry'?
  5. daltontrees
    What Sloth and others said plus look out for bats, nesting birds and anything else, protected species. Plus I would suggest read previous similar threads and you will pick up useful insights that will stand you in good stead in other situations.
  6. daltontrees
    No. 13 A granny re-stopper. Wouldn't have got this myself, had I been Linnaeus himself. Low points (1) for genus, big points (+3) for species.
  7. daltontrees
    OK for the lightweights, beginners and amateurs that couldn't get 9. 10 or 11 without foliage here they are. I'm only teasing, though, I had the benefit of seeing the whole tree so it's easy for me to say.
  8. daltontrees
    No. 12
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    You don't need any insurance to tender, you need it to do work. By lkaw you need employers liability. And if you have vehicles by law you need vehicle insurance. You do not need public liability, contractor's or professional indemnity. Any LA that doesn't insist on seeing EL proof is both unusual and foolish, bordering on negligent. Any LA not requiring PI is I think foolish, since if the contractor screws up and people are killed (compensation claims in the £millions) and the contractor turns out to be worth tuppence ha'penny, the claimants could turn to the LA for compensation. I've never worked for a Council or Housing Association that didn't insist on seeing the documents. The other side of that is that I couldn't comfortably do big tree work without insurance in place, I don't want to lose my house if I get sued following some freak accident.
  10. daltontrees
    No. 11 without foliage
  11. daltontrees
    No. 10 without foliage.
  12. daltontrees
    See if you can get the next two without the foliage. I wil add it later. No. 9.
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    I don't think they have strict obligation to remove risk, just the option to do so. Sorry, I am such a pedant, I can't help it really I can't. Highways Act says that if "any hedge, tree or shrub is dead, diseased, damaged or insecurely rooted, and (b) that by reason of its condition it, or part of it, is likely to cause danger by falling on the highway, road or footpath, the authority may" intervene. They don't have an obligation to do so. But I suppose if it was brought to their attention and the danger was clear and they didn't intervene and someone got hurt they would be complicit. I recall their first tack is to serve on the owner or occupier notice. If nothing is done or an appeal against the notice os unsuccesful they can take entry, remove the danger and recover the expense. They would have the problem of identifying the owner. If they couldn't they would know they won't get the costs back.
  14. daltontrees
    Answer No. 4, 3 points for Liriodendron tulipifera or Tulip Tree Answer No. 5, 1 point for Acer or maple, I more for Acer platanoides or Norway Maple
  15. daltontrees
    Answer No. 1, 1 point for getting Aesculus or horse chestnut, 2 extra points for getting Aesculus x carnea, Red Horse Chestnut. Answer No. 2, 1 point for getting Acer or Maple, 1 extra for getting Acer saccharinum or Silver Leaf Maple. Answer No. 3 1 point for getting Carpinus betulus or Hornbeam, but no points if you also guessed this for 1 and 2 also.
  16. daltontrees
    No. 8, this one's a granny-stopper. Note the stem on the second photo is from a different tree.
  17. daltontrees
    I think more people will get more out iof it if no-one writes in the answers. Just make a note of them and pat yourself on the head if you got them right.
  18. daltontrees
    It is ALWAYS worthlooking at feedback rating of sellers, don't buy big things unless the seller has SOLD a good few resonbably high value items and got good feedback.
  19. daltontrees
    I/m feeling generous, extra pic of fruit for No.6
  20. daltontrees
    That's a few people have decided what's what. In will put an answer to the first three on tomorrow. Keep your own score if you want. There's another 20to go, so pace yourself. Mostly straightforward but a couple of dingers to sort the men from the boys. Remember it's just for fun (if you're a saddo like me that finds this sort of thing fun) but tyou will probably get most out of it if you (like I do) put the time in working out why it's what it is rather than just giving the first answer you think of then waiting for other people to tell you.
  21. daltontrees
    I imagine the intensity of watering is to disperse and dilute the fertilizer rather than to water the tree.
  22. daltontrees
    No. 7
  23. daltontrees
    No. 6
  24. daltontrees
    Flowers for No. 4 would be too easy, if you know what it is then you will know why, if you don't then try again.
  25. daltontrees
    If you're choking to read about the deficiencies in current amenity tree valuation methodologies and the contribution that net present value techniques could make, let me know and I will scan it for you and email it.

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