kev7937

I'm still thinking tulip as first guess. What do people think to that. Never seen one that big though

Think you’re right, we took a big one down years ago and remember it having a yellow tinge, bark looks good to me too.

The pasta’s not too pricey though, can the sanitiser be found cheaper elsewhere?

If I may jump in, if anyone has similar in Surrey (KT8 area) then I’d be happy to pay for a delivery. Can be as rooty and unprocessed as you like; I’m happy to process at home.

Not climbing any more myself more but does it not look a bit worn?

Phillyrea latifolia

Think I’ve seen this about a fair bit but never identified it.

Help please

Ta.

if you've cut it down any chance of a sample of the trunk?
 
do you have any bits of it???

Won’t be doing that anymore unfortunately

azara microphylla.....?

Pretty sure it’s nothing obvious 

Someone on twitter helped, “Olearia virgata var lineata (Asteraceae) from New Zealand”

Looked good to me.

37 minutes ago, Paul Cleaver said:

sea buckthorn ?

 

Thanks. 
 

Not familiar with it but doesn’t seem quite right tbh. 

3 hours ago, Stere said:

Looks abit like this?

 

Plants of RHAMNUS LYCIOIDES - Mediterranean Buckthorn - T.O.G

THEORIGINALGARDEN.COM

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RHAMNUS LYCIOIDES - Mediterranean Buckthorn

 

Thanks but unfortunately not that.

From a private garden, checked for a scent for obvious reasons and there was none.

Ta. 

The landowner is Newport City Homes.  They are the local housing association. 
 
Fly tipping is I assume also a police matter, but are they really going to investigate?

7 minutes ago, Steve Bullman said:

I've spoken to suretrack and they have given some advice. I expect you have already followed this, but will go over it anyway

 

Main thing is to thoroughly clean the area of grease before installation, and once applying the unit to the sticky take to make sure you hold it for at least 30 seconds to secure. Also make sure the area you are applying the sticky tape to is flat and that the whole of the tape is being used, otherwise you can run into problems.

 

The magnet option that you have tried isn't necessarily stronger than the tape, and it appears thats not solving the option for you either.

 

One option would be to position it so it is wedged between 2 parts. Someone with a Forst would be better placed to suggest an option here though (hence you started the thread)

 

Is using cable ties to secure it in addition to the tape feasible?

Cheers Steve, it went onto a brand new chipper so was pretty clean to start off with but from memory I think it was the foam on the pad coming apart rather than the glue failing, suitable places to fix it seemed pretty rare tbh so was hoping another user might be able to help. Might have to go for the “no more nails” option

The most biggest concern today though is that I don’t think weve had a call telling us the tamper plate is no longer attached to the unit.

How are people fixing these to their machines? We've struggled to find a decent place to secure ours on our Forst, it fell off down the road once when it was secured with the sticky tape supplied and then fell off whilst in use after they gave us some magnets to try.

Ta

8 hours ago, nepia said:

Yes well... it's not looking good is it!  Did Picus man ever get there Kev?

 

 

One of the big companies did have a look but I wasn’t really in the loop at that stage, I think honey fungus was mentioned but the focus was more on other things by the time I was back at the site.

A little update here, two of the infected trees seem to be recovering and one was removed. I don’t think we got any further with the diagnosis.

A little update for anyone that’s interested.

Looks like it could well be, thanks.

I know it’s not the best specimen but any help appreciated, it was in a small cavity in the buttresses.

Ta

I imagine the difference could just be due to the different geographical focus. The FAO is a global institution so they will most likely be basing the data from birch forests from regions such as northern Scandinavia, Russia, Canada, etc. These regions have far shorter growing seasons (longer and colder winters) which becomes very apparent in birch. Having burnt birch from UK and N Sweden I can easily believe the differences stated.

Looks like Norway maple to me, one of them prob a red variety.

We have the rt 400 and some how the splitting head/wedge whatever you call it got bent, not sure how but it either happened by twisting/slipping or someone bent it by trying to knock a lump off that got wedged on, as peasgood said as long as you pick your spot it should deal with most rings but I’d avoid seasoned eucy if I were you.

One problem we did have was that almost every hydraulic connection worked loose over the first winter so I’d give everything a tweak before you start if you do get one.