RobRainford

i have seen the majority of papers have chinese and japanese names, could tell the difference, but there seems to be a huge amount of fungi research over there. im sure ill find more as im digging through science direct!

im 50/50 on the new ones, i dont think they will be as tough as the current one, but they will finally be a bit more up to date with the creature comforts! id still rather have this though: eBay - The UK's Online Marketplace

were you checking out the local talent with the last pic?

wait, it isnt?

what size and when mike?

Thanks Paul Youve seen right through me! haha i had a feeling that there would be differences regarding the scottish regulations and legislations. I have ordered a copy, but will be vigilant in how i use it and make sure that ive got my regs right.

i read that post back, and it doesnt sound that smart! ill agree with you for that one moz!

how do you know hes not got a shaved head underneath that lid!

a consultant would still be an arboriculturist, as he knows what hes doing. Arborist is just a shortened term. arboriculture in a literal translation is tree cultivation, so thats the definition of the word, but it encompasses a range of different aspects.

what christmas tree species are you aiming to plant?

i disagree with you sloth, flammulina velutipes has a very distinctive velvety stipe. this group here does not, which would make me think towards Hypholoma fasiculare - sulphur tuft edit: after looking at a few images of both f.v and h.f., im now confused as to which this could be, with them being desiccated its a bit tricky

wow, that is quite something! for something naturally occuring too! there are a ton of medical papers and health related that im finding, a lot of them were on g. lucidum. ill look at grifola frondosa too, forgot about that one!

1) What courses/quals do i need to get me started, employable and insured? chainsaw and climbing tickets, aswell as eom machinery as mentioned above, landscape gardening is a different world. There is so much more to Arboriculture than being a tree surgeon, thats just the most popular bit! An arborist, or Arboriculturist (not arboriculturalist, not trying to be condescending!) deals with the sort of 'behind the scenes' work, surveying trees, reports, plant heath care, pest and disease management etc. Not just being a monkey with a saw. Tools are the last option. 2) Can i also do quite advanced courses early on or do i have to gain alot of practical experience? the courses dont require experience, especially the CS30 and 31, the cs38 and 39 courses are from a basic level too. As technically you should get these tickets before you climb, so should have no experience. Same for the saws. 3) Can you recommed a good course centre, cost and location are'nt that important as the MOD pay for 're-settlement' courses on leaving the forces, South West would be preferrable but not essential. look for the colleges up and down the country, a lot of work is available in the south, however there is a large number of people after the small amount of the better work, so the competition is tricky. 4) I would love to be able to take my trade abroad (either europe, Oz, Canada, States) so are these qualifications internationally recognised? This is quite important as i dont plan to stay in the UK. Also can you earn good money abroad? Internally recognised qualifications would be things like the ISA certified/master arborist courses. The university level courses in arb such as the FdSc, BSc and MSc will be transferable abroad. The money abroad, depending where you go, can be slightly more, i know climbers wages are good in sweden and the countries very cold right now, but you have to be a good climber and that can take a good few years.

Yes, beer! not good for trees, but apparently good for us! Ganoderma lucidum ? Medical mushroom as a raw material for beer with enhanced functional properties 10.1016/j.foodres.2010.07.014 : Food Research International | ScienceDirect.com abstract: Genoderma lucidum among all other cultivated mushrooms is unique for its medicinal, rather than nutritional value. A woody mushroom for centuries highly regarded in oriental folk medicine in recent years came in to focus of numerous pharmacological and medical researchers. The paper gives a brief overview of the obtained results and state of the art of knowledge about its bioactive components and pharmacological functioning indicating its possible use in brewing as a raw material for the production of beer with improved functional properties. It deals with the procedure for Ganoderma extract production, determination of main bioactive substance contents, procedure for beer enrichment and sensory evaluation of the final products. The consumer's acceptance test was carried out by 105 untrained young subjects. The results indicate that both male and female tasters evaluated the enriched beer similar or even better than initial commercially produced Pilsner beer. Male tasters especially showed great affinity for new sensory properties, particularly the body, liveliness, and taste. Female tasters evaluated both beers quite similarly. According to their opinion, beer with Ganoderma compared with initial beer differs statistically significantly better only by its bodiness.

They work really well with those thin gloves I use. I gave you a pair didn't I? Dries them off in a minute or two!

fasciation for sure, an odd phenomenon, just a bit of a mutation, nothing serious, just prune it out and problem solved.

Thanks Paul. Is all the same information from the booklets included in the CDs?

It's based on amenities. A hamlet has a pub and a shop, village couple of different shops, post office, church along a main street. Town is a small group of main streets with a range of shops and services, city has a cathedral and a large amount off amenities, parks etc.

Hi Im just filling out an order form for some bits from you guys, whats the difference between guidance note 8 and 8a, the english and scottish version and also 9 and 9a, as there is a considerable price difference. Thanks

I was telling a girl in the pub about my uncanny ability to guess the day a woman was born just by feeling their breasts. "Really?" she said. "Go on then... Try." After about 30 seconds of fondling she began to lose patience. "Come on," she demanded, "What day was I born on?" "Yesterday?" I replied.

its chancing rain too, so that will spell even more chaos. lovely. luckily my car went in the garage (again!) this morning so ive got an excuse to stay in all day!

We have a navara d22 and d40. The d22, which is basically the np300, tows ok, but it blew its engine and after being repaired the second stage injectors are shot so it's very sluggish. Drives alright, nice torquey engine and was good off road. It was used a lot with 800l of water mounted in the back and a boom on the front driving all over golf courses. And it performed well. The d40 is very much a cruiser more than a work truck. We have a 55 plate crew cab. Driven to Italy 3 times in it. It is plated to tow 2.8t but I don't think the clutch is happy with more than half that. We put an extra leaf in the back springs. Changed the ride completely, it's a lot harder and with general grabber tyres on slightly greasy roads it will play donuts if you are too hard. There is plenty power, there is some turbo lag, which was sorted with a tun it chip and made it brilliant. However that blew its engine last year, fried all it's seals and went nuts. Not cheap to fix, bought a secondhand engine instead. The d40 is about the same as the d22 in off road performance, it's good, but not a patch n the defender!

Trees at Dunham Massey are in a similar state. They have long term meripilua infections and a previous accident was their reasoning.

Its all well and good planting millions of trees. But what about aftercare? If the trees in towns figure applies, 25% of these trees won't survive very long at all. There's a quick 1.5million trees!

Pete I'm doing mine at the minute too. £35/hr. 2 hour sessions. Local to me and he's a good instructor teaches you all the little things that the examiner wants.