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  1. armybloke
    Hi Rob, I have it on good authority that a hybrid Q. petraea x robur is called Quercus x rosacae I will recheck my notes but I recently went on a tree ID day with a well known tree and vegatative ident author and he told me this. Interesting but Field Maples and Hawthorns are showing the same trait - lots of hybridising.
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    Top site for just about everything - including keeping 'her indoors' off faceache and eeeeboo!
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    Hi Gerrit, the bracket on the other side of the fence panel is bigger and I am pretty sure it is. I could not get over ot to see it but had to look through one of the slats hence no picture
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    On site this morning in a back garden of huge house and found these beaut's. The Gano is growing on a fence panel and the other Gano is on a Hazel coppice. Neat!
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    She does gymnastics at school so her dismount of a forward roll and flic-flac tumble made for a cosy landing!
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    Some of your work in amongst these venues David?
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    A few snaps from a nice weekend away. 450 ancient pollards sit at Burnham Beeches, whilst royalty designed and built Virginia Waters as Europe's biggest water park (in the Duke of Cumberlands day of course) and Windsor Great Park is host to many a fine tree within a pristine setting. I hope you enjoy the pictures (some taken by my 6 year old twin daughters) as much as I enjoyed the visit
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    Yes ditto! We had a meeting at work today and some kids supplied the cookies to go with the brews. They too made some delightful scrummy bics and all for a good cause....
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    Tony you responded at such high velocity others have not had an opportunity to digest what Paul has offered for debate It has promoted discussion here Paul and I will let you know our thoughts. It is an agenda item we should not dismiss troops
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    A top 'shop' for information, rants, disputes, superb photographs, pictorial stories of fame and failure, cyber friendships gained and education that surpasses a crusty college lecturer at times. People and posts got me to where I am today and I am grateful for all the help have I have gained for free! Well done Steve Wife has Facebook and I have Arbtalk - so why does she make so much fuss when I hog this PC for 3 hours a day??
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    I will have a think and get back to you if I find anywhere suitable or empty. What criteria do you need? Size, office, parking etc - not sure what you mean by YARD
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    Good post ScottF. I, like you, gain experience with practice (see previous posts in this thread). Do you have any comment on brown rotters v white rotters and the ease in which they are detected?
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    Following on from Deer man's thread (good post ) and his flowering apple I thought it would be; 1, Good form of data gathering, 2, Interesting to see what is responding to the warmth or what is 'missing' the cold. I have already posted that I have inspected a flowering Horse Chestnut in Dorset and I have Magnolia gradiflora in flower in my garden in Hampshire. What else is going on out there?
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    Carried out a tree survey in Dorset a few weeks ago and found a Horse Chestnut in flower - should make this a 'anyone seen any flowering trees out of season' thread! I have a Magnolia grandiflora in my garden that has just started to flower! Hmm - I may just start one!!
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    If you have a look on here it is quite comprehensive Arbtalk.co.uk | Discussion Forum for Arborists Fungi Directory
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    If you search out any nature reserve (RSPB, NT, or local authority under leisure and environment) they ALL have volunteer groups you can latch on to. I volunteered for a heap of them and as I got used to their quirky ways, cliques and other such annoyances I left until I found one I really liked. You need a group with a diverse agenda including ecology, arb, restoration and innovative methods that way you stay current. Don't worry you will find one that suits your niche - good luck
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    BBC News - A38 trees in Devon cleared to slow disease Is this really going to control the spread? I am sure research suggests so but surely a line of trees along a highway won't stop the rot? Your thoughts
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    I have seen similar 'props' but made of wood sympathetically carved to make them look aesthetically pleasing. Maybe not something you should dismiss on 'looks' if the tree is very important like those David and I have posted for you to consider?
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    Found some interesting facts from the BBC Nature website so I posted this and you can have a look at the rest on BBC News - Plant pests: The biggest threats to food security? The cumulative effect of the current outbreak of Dendroctonus ponderosae in British Columbia, Canada, has killed 13 million hectares of lodgepole pine forest and released an estimated 270 million tonnes of carbon, converting the forest from a carbon sink to a large net carbon source. Generally, climate change is likely to mean that many wood-boring pests of cold northern climes will become more destructive, since higher temperatures will increase winter survival and possibly enable an extra generation in the summer. Ironically then, northern forests, seen as a bastion against climate change, will become more threatened by it.
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    Old petrol?

    armybloke replied to john k's topic in Chainsaws

    Put a search in on the forum as I am positive that the guys were discussing old fuel to quite an extent in an old thread. I recollect that old fuel is bad and in fact when mixed will not last long anyway. I hope you find your answer!
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    Try contacting Itchen Valley Country Park as they chip their trails and they use wood chip in their play areas. Also there are quite a few equestrian centres near Romsey and Eastleigh that maybe glad of this. I am not experienced in whether any would need treating before public or animal use - just a thought.
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    I forgot to mention that I have left that as a high stump to regenerate and also as a perch for the many blackbirds that utilise the woodland for foraging as it will serve as a song post and as a look-out when they forage in flocks in the winter months.
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    Thank you Gerrit. I have actually noticed the Ganoderma on a nearby willow and you are right the dormant buds have started a regrowth regime where the stump remains. I will try to remember to take a picture on my return visit in December.
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    Absolutely guys. Here is one David may recognise from the ATF. This is my favourite tree of all time. It sits outside the Old Oak pub in Meavy, Devon. Close to where I was brought up I originally was able to clamber around in the crown of this tree on hot summer days whilst everyone was on the green sipping ale. Now it is fenced off and has a few limbs propped up to reduce risk. It is well recorded in history and it is suggested to be over 1000 years old. A tree legend!
  25. armybloke
    This is a photo of Vancouver's Stanley Park Hollow Tree being held upright with props. Does this help you

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