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b) The MS 661 C-M

Japanese umbrella tree (Sciadopitys verticillata)

Pinus strobus

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This Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) has been impacted upon by a slewing machine during the construction of the entrance to a golf course some years ago. The result is that Oyster Fungus (Pleurotus ostreatus) has utilised the wound to colonise the tree and potentially result in its premature failure/removal. This was avoidable and could have been monitored/policed better by the contractors/arboriculturist. Frustrating events like this reduce the next generation of humans to enjoy great trees.

Consider a cantilever on above ground ground beam installed upon 125mm mini piles hand-machine augured between roots. Diverted rainwater system beneath floating structure and bund accordingly to prevent waterflow escape into living space (outdoor space). So long as you have sufficient canopy to crown lift without inflicting large wounds (progressive pruning over 2 years?) then G7 is provided an opportunity to thrive. A hostile environment change will impact any tree but the species may respond? Is G7 a lapsed managed hedgerow in favour of a group?

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Steve, have a look at this; https://www.forestry.gov.uk/plateralis

Hi Steve, Is it possible to peel back any of the bark plates around the base? It is going to be felled, so when you do the work, take a few pictures of cross sections across the stem and post them on here. One of us will have an idea and it maybe that you need to report it or you have an opportunity to stop the rot. Seeing the sudden demise; I am with Paul on his diagnosis. Marco

Yes, that was in Sedona. Red rock literally everywhere. We stayed at the Best Western (also red!). The chapel of The Holy Cross is carved from the rock and inset into the hill. The dune buggy scene was from Coral Sands between Lake Powell and the Grand Canyon. The sand really is pink. You can go sand-boarding there too. The reason I managed to blag a ride was because me and the family helped dig them off a ridge crest they took too slowly. A fun lunch-stop for us and apart from dune buggy man, we were the only people for miles around.

Not tree related but a taster of what we saw

Finally got myself over to see the trees. Spent just over 2 weeks on a road trip covering 3 states and seeing some amazing places (and enormous trees)!

I would like to see a picture from where the two stems meet at the base. It may be a shot in the dark but the two species may have grown grafted to each other (potential) and formed a single tree. My best advice if this draws a massive blank is to get the trees DNA tested by offering all of your evidence to Wisley or Kew for analysis. You will never know the reasons otherwise and you may also have stumbled across an anomaly of nature as a response to climatic or environmental pressures? I will show your photographs to a friend of mine at Oxford.

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