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Forestry Commission - Plant Health - Sudden oak death - phytophthora alert http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pramorum http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/phytophthoraprotocol30apr2010.pdf/$FILE/phytophthoraprotocol30apr2010.pdf BBC News - Trees felled in Devon and Cornwall amid disease fears These will give you some useful pointers about the problem!

Yess!! I remember John Noakes' arse on live TV Those were the days....

chainsaw injuries - Google Search im not so sure - lots of other chansaw injuries from google look like that one WARNING - GRAPHIC!

Bleugh - Im not even watching the video..the thumbnail's enough! Be careful out there chaps and chapesses!

Give it another 10 years and they will be 50ft! At least you know, when planting a conifer hedge - you will be keeping your self in future regular work trying to keep the darn pesky things under control!!

I thought running a saw with no bar and chain on it is a BIG no-no!!? It causes the saw to over rev and there is not drag from the chain! Or is that total rubbish? S'wot I was taught..... As for the rest of it....dingbat!!

The one on the last photo looks to be pointing at the house? They look like a very amateur job to me! Are you sure they are legit?

Forestry Commission - Yorkshire and the Humber More grant funding opportunities have just been announced by the FC to restore/manage SNAW in Yorks and Humber area - any good to anyone? Hopefully expansion into other areas soon>...

I think Mixture B is the wetting agent I used in the mix - interesting that Nu Shot is used for that - i will have to look into it:001_cool:

I think it took about 12 weeks to get our results.........

I would be a little careful about burning laurel as it gives off lots of hydrogen cyanide gas when burnt - so be careful not to inhale any smoke if you do burn it. I have successfully treated laurel stumps by stem injection with glyphosate Roundup biactive and mixture B.

I got the results of the last management exercises day last week. When did you sit the written paper? If you did the course through a college - they send them the results and the college are supposed to inform you.

I agree its fasciation - I dont think any one disease/reason has been agreed as the cause, but many people favour bacteria I think? I know of a willow that keeps doing this - throws out sheperds crook shape flattened huge stems

LOLER "A competent person is someone who has attended a recognised course and achieved certification for LOLER inspection. Whilst it is possible to get yourself certificated to inspect your own equipment, the time and expense of the course often means that it is preferable to have an outside organisation do the job for you. " Your boss cant inspect his own equipment as he has not passed the LOLER inspectors course - so is not a competent person He may be competent to climb, but he is not competent to inspect climbing equipment unless he passes an inspection qualification! LOLER requires lifting equipment to be thoroughly examined. This means a detailed examination by a competent person who has appropriate practical and theoretical knowledge and experience to enable them to detect defects or weaknesses in the equipment being examined and assess their importance in relation to the safety and continued use of the lifting equipment. The risks in arboriculture which arise through failure in lifting equipment for lifting people justify independent and impartial thorough examination. In practice this probably means somebody external to your business. Your insurance company may require you to use an independent examining engineer. Your supplier or the manufacturer may also be able to suggest suitable people or organisations.

Hmmm BS5837 is gripping stuff isnt it! Best learn it till you can recite the whole document in your sleep I reckon! With regards to what to read up on..well it depends what you know and what you dont know really! Get good at fungi ID and recognising what types of decay it causes and on what tree Get good at your tree ID Get familiar with various tree laws/regs etc Get learning your pests and diseases (this forum is an excellent source of info) Go and practice surveying trees - any tree will do - experience is the best way to learn Read woodland management plans and learn woodland ground flora, shrub layer and learn to recognise types of woodland using indicators - biodiversity of woodlands and how to encourage it etc Im sure some of this you will be better at than others - so focus on what you arent as strong at for your book learnin'

Ah, I have it already Oak Slug Sawfly:thumbup:

Any idea what this is? On a row of Tilia, all seem affected. I did see some see-thru small glassy caterpillar type bugs on it too - didnt have a camera so just took a leaf. I have lost the "caterpillar" in my vehicle somewhere Just been on a site visit for a new job and would like to be able to help him with the rest of his trees - I saw lots of disease (acres of dead poplars/lots of dying foliage on other trees/shrubs/phytophtera etc) so I should have a field day!! I am just longing to see his fungi later in the year! Oh, and I passed Tree Condition for my Tech Cert!! Only BS5837 to get to grips with properly to pass now! Thanks (yes, I know, I should know this )

Bundles trying to give you good advice Martyn - if your actions make the trees unsafe for the owner then you or your client will be liable of any damage - same as cutting roots back to the boundary (as you are legally allowed to do) - if the trees fall over (onto the tree owners land, property or family, friends, visitors, tresspassers etc) as a result of your works then you (or perhaps your client) are liable - even though they are the neighbours trees! I would take it up with the LA and see if they can do anything - before doing anything that might have serious consequences - I do understand what you are saying about safety though - and as we havent seen the trees it is hard to judge

They need to be tall (very exposed windy site) High target areas around all trees

Ah, got it now Browser issue It didnt like Opera for some reason but opens fine in Internet Explorer (doh!) * goes off to read *

Evening everyone:001_smile: What species would you guys recommend for windbreak planting in a coastal area? Safety, low cost maintenance, and aesthetics are all considerations. Would be interested to hear your recommendations I would like to use wildlife friendly trees if possible (yes, I know, I dont want much, eh!?)

Yes, what an amazing job! Not jealous at all! That other thread you linked to is very interesting - I wasnt aware of the problems - I cant get further than the first page though and wanted to read the rest of it! Any ideas?

Or do the Tech Cert if (when) it is released as a Level 4

Saw loads in Greenwich Park last weekend too - I could hear a non native bird calling but couldnt see it - didnt know what it was but expected it to be one of those evil green blighters! Then out of nowhere came loads of them........ On the plus side what amazing trees!! Loads of huge ancient standard Sweet Chestnuts - never been there before so wasnt even expecting to look at trees! That many trees (and that many targets) must keep the TO very busy!

.410 or .022 Either would sort it