Dan Curtis
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Cheers mate, I'll see what I can find and keep you posted:thumbup1:
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I NEED to see that barge Ian! Might have a little bit of work for your winch come February/March time too. Silky; the Airstreams kept the broad out of my socks:thumbup:
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All done
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Been on a big deadwooding contract, all groups of bunched up trees. Throwline into one then traverse about tree to tree. Multi anchor multi tree climbing:thumbup1:
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Got a cool triple tree traverse, available anytime so if you get a free weekend let me know mate. Be good to see you. Bring Joe too.
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Sphaeroblast? (sp)
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Sphaeroblast? (sp)
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Cheers mate, I'm your way early next week. If I get the time I'll give you a bell. Happy birthday rich!
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I'm properly made up today. Some of you already know that I had a shoulder injury last year that hasn't healed as I was originally told it would. Over the last few months I've been seeing different consultants and had an MRI scan, with the thought that I'd need surgery to fix what they thought was the problem, followed by three months off work to recover. Got my MRI results today and they've told me it's not as bad as they thought, I only need steroid injections and a week's recuperation. Whole load off my mind:thumbup: Feel free to add your own good news!
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That's pretty much what Rackham is getting at. It IS a pioneer now, and it will only survive to maturity on edges. Whereas pre powdery mildew (1908) oak DID produce successful regen within woodland. A sapling suffering from overshading is soon finished off by mildew.
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Been a while since I read that, can't say I recall it too well. Only on oak but I haven't looked too hard for it to be honest, I'll have a look about and let you know if I find anything.
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Latecomer to the thread and apologies if this has been mentioned. Oliver Rackham's new (ish) book, Woodlands, directly blames powdery mildew on the decline, and possibly failure, of oak regen in woodlands since it was first recorded in 1908. He claims it has transformed oak from a woodland climax tree into a pioneer. Personally, I've noticed loads in the last four weeks or so, though it seems to be declining now. Also, without a derail, there's quite a bit in the book to do with modern agriculture being to blame for the decline in mycorrizal fungi in the UK
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Nasty mate, seen similar when a hand ascender failed to grab. Keep awake folks, complacency kills!
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I would mate but I've done my time living away for a while. It's cool how it is now travelling the east coast for a few days at a time. Maybe again in a few years but I'm loving having proper time with the Mrs again. It is tempting though.... I said to young Matt I don't seem to do conifer hedges anymore last week, ended up doing one that afternoon for a bloke next door to where we were working! Spoke too soon! Be good to see you for a beer if you're on Lincoln any weekend you're back
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Nice one mate. You getting on well over there?
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I can try, won't be in the area until the end of next week and the local kids have discovered it, and enjoy poking it to squeeze more liquid out. The host tree is a rather large veteran London plane on a playing field.
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Bump.
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Thanks David. I did use the app, but my phone has a few issues that mean it doesn't work entirely as it should. I also made the mistake of looking for a saprophyte, due to the positioning of the fb, which obviously yielded no results, nor did searching for plane as a host species. I know I. hispidus well, from ash, but with the droplets, didn't recognise it, nor was I aware that it could be found on plane. I would've tried the directory but was in a rush when I posted the pictures earlier
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Neither did I, I'll have another look. Any key differences to check for David?
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Not quite Polyporus squamosus, I reckon the Inonotus is right. Cheers Rob and Steve, not one I've seen in the flesh before
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Hi all, Found this on a plane yesterday, growing on decayed wood in a cavity. Any chance of an ID please? Cheers
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if I'd have known about it, there isn't a herd of wild horses could've kept me away. The man is an inspiration to us all
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Is that an invite? Maybe an autumnal colour get together? Btw silky, the offer a few weeks back still stands, being as you are doing some travelling and all:thumbup:
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I don't know if it's quite what you're after, but it's a start. Scroll to the bottom of the page. Tree Work Terminology
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:biggrin:Bugger, my last order with you arrived today, if only I'd known this on Friday
