chris cnc

bad situation, what would happen if the tree owner did not want the dead wood removed? (despite the neighbour paying for it). can such necessary works be "forced"?

...bearing in mind that although probably not looked upon as a "professional", i am level 3 qualified

i did it as a favor and i was not paid, and i do not have professional indemnity insurance. had it been over my head i would have recommended they got a consultant, but it really was a no- brainer, so i wrote up a short statement on the tree condition and recommended its removal. i would have thought that even unpaid advice would carry some liability should the worst happen? letter goes out to the TO tomorrow.

any other symptoms? depending on targets etc you might want to get the tree looked at by a consultant

Laetiporus sulphureus aka chicken of the woods/ sulphur polypore causes a brown heartwood rot

it was probably the same tree mate!

haha you could be right!

is this true in the case of a tree growing on a boundary between private and la land, and a substantial proportion of the tree is on the la side? for example a leaning tree

thanks, they have it in writing but it appears to have fallen on deaf ears. thing is, they asked for my advice.

thanks i get ya

sorry, but which of my many questions is the "nope" refering to? thanks for the response

simple as that eh! is it part of our legal duty to inform our local authority of dangerous trees that the owner will not remove? what i mean is, if the tree falls down tonight and i didnt tell the LA, am i partly liable? if that makes sense

wonder if i can pick your brains...? over a month ago i was asked to look at a tree belonging to a family member of one of my friends. the tree is large, dead, decayed and overall, dangerous. the owners home and a busy road stand well within target range. i provided a written summary of the trees condition, and advised that the tree should be removed as soon as possible to avoid injury etc etc, also explaining that they would be liable for any damages. the owner is reluctant to spend the money on the removal, and the tree remains standing. what is the next step for the conscientious arborist? its certainly not a tree you would want to remove for free, and it certainly should not be left standing. but if the owner refuses to pay for a removal, can anything be done? the tree poses a risk to the general public, as well as the property owners- is this different from a situation where the tree poses a threat only to the owner? should i notify the LA? what would you do in this situation? would be good to hear your thoughts chris

unbelievable!

oops just saw the "Hertfordshire" in the title, my bad

might be an idea to post your location, and an amount. im sure someone on here could help you out

thanks gnarlyoak i will check the book out

thanks, how much of the course have you done so far? is it a work/ time thing, or lack of interest? or lack of funds? or all three...? anything i should look out for? cheers

good info guys cheers, sounds like plant biology is the way to go for now, as well as general arb principles.

haha thanks for the reply! did you enjoy the first year though?

definately, and twice as much satisfaction from doing it from scratch!

nice tidy logstore!

hi guys and gals i am currently (as of today) in the application process for a place on the distance learning foundation degree held by Myerscough college. I have previously completed the national diploma in arboriculture so have some appropriate background knowledge, as well as experience. the course does not start until September 2011- i know what your thinking, im a bit keen, but im well up for it so thought id get stuck in early. so as you can see i have almost a year to go before the course starts (assuming i get a place). i want to use this time wisely, so i would like to know: to those of you who have previously taken part in this course, are there any books which you feel that you couldn't have lived without? any publications/ journals, that sort of thing? which were the most used books in your library? i feel that doing a bit of reading in the next year will not only give me a taster/ head start on the degree workload, but it will also get my head back in the "academic" zone, thus avoiding the first couple of weeks of a new course where you have to re-learn how to read! any books/ resources you could recommend to me would be much appreciated! chris

haha i think i prefer your idea

do you mean marking individual trees for removal? use tree paint, basically just florescent spray paint, should be available from one of the suppliers on the right of the page or do you mean something else?