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  1. armybloke

    Hi,I did my full 2 years resettlement and got fully trained in arboriculture.I took the Tech Cert Level 3.I already have a Degree in Wildlife Management.I did career experience at local arboretum first to find my niche and see what I was good at and what not so good at.I found that taxonomy and idenfiying problems was interesting hence Arborist work.What do you want to do?Tree surgery etc or arborist work which involved consultancy really although there are so many things you can get in to if trees are you r thing.Nursery plants and tree development, landscaping with trees, orchards, arboretum tree and seed collect-the list is endless.If you need any help give me a shout Matt and I will see how I can assist.Luckily being ex-mil you are already one step ahead - your discipline, flexibility and eagerness to learn - they love us!!

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    Gerrit, David and Tony. I will be sure to get you a sample on a photo as this has proved quite an interesting find - for me too. I will be revisiting in approximately 3 weeks so I hope it will still be there and with sufficient detail to show you all. Thank you for your input - all of you
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    Troops I too would have said the TULIP tree but it has pea-green leaves with a truncate base and an acute lobe on each side. Allan says the leaf is massive and dark green with four rounded points. We need a picture please or a nice pencil drawing to be more helpful to you. Another clue is the buds. they have a very distinctive shape - smoothly flattened
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    Ok boys when I return to site I will take said slice, photograph it and let you two fight it out - could be interesting
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    Found this on a Sycamore today. Does it belong in this thread? The sample is just a little too small for me to chop a wedge out and look at the sample. I need it to develop some more first. I would welcome a calculated prognosis if possible. Thank you
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    Found this at the base of a Sycamore; although it is relatively new tree and I wonder if it has been planted in proximity to an old stump of Beech maybe?
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    Nice pictures Gerrit. When I lived in Germany (Dortmund and Herford) that was one of my favourite places to spend my 'free' time. Pity I was so interested in tasting the Moselle wine when instead I should have been spending a little more time in the countryside!!
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    Please reveal what it is we are looking at, I am curious and intrigued by these very clever pics......
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    Gerrit, thank you. I shall see what develops and we shall try again to get a formal identification from photographs if possible
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    Oh, I forgot to mention that he took off the symetrically opposite bracket off the tree (that you can not see) and took it to his lab. Ok so he cheated a little but isn't that the name of the game where confirmation is concerned :biggrin:
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    This was taken at Alice Holt (Forestry Commission Research Centre) and a very well reknown fungal pathologist told me its name - I don't dispute his offer of ident but if you want his name.....
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    Doh, you beat me to it. Humble apologies to you both. My haste to respond to 'coral' fungus did not preclude an identification by scientific name that Gerrit has kindly offered me in an earlier post. You see, every day is a school day in my life and despite learning the real identification of a fungus I have also learnt not to 'assume' but to confirm. Grateful to you both Can I now ask if this has any significance to the Willow. I note that it is saprotrophic so is the proximity to the tree a clue as to what may be happening underground??
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    Thanks Gerrit, I value your opinion greatly. I could (as I said to David) be looking at the wrong fungi and need to revisit a book or two. Regards
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    Have a look at my pictures on here - it looks and feels exactly like that one. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/fungi-pictures/33551-alice-holt-fungi-international-year-forestry-open-day.html I do not question your expertise David, I do question my ident skills though, but I use your fungi directory daily so that is why I selected this genus. I will have a search through Roger Phillips and see if I see anything in there that is similar.
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    Bear with me Gerrit I am frantically searching an old post of mine in order to show you what it looks like a bit closer
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    Ok I will accept your prognosis, however, (there's always one of those) it does show very distinct profiles of coral I have dived amongst in the barrier reef et al and so I am not yet convinced. Is there any other tell-tale signs David? I wish I had a better camera and the size of the fungus were bigger for me to show you. On a similar vein I posted a picture of some Ramaria sp on Beech that Gerrit commented on and it look exactly the same. I do understand that you can not determine exactly what I can see. I will keep an eye on it and see what else happens..
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    I've no idea what a G10 is. However, what I can say is that they are symetrical down the vertical and if viewed along the horizontal (through 90 degrees) it appears to be a line of trees with mistletoe (as informed) silhouetted against a light sky with what appears to be a mirror image (like on a still pond) of the tree line below. Very clever whatever it is!
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    Ganoderma resinaceum on a big fat Oak!
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    I have attached a series of photographs I took at Alice Holt showing the affect of P. cinnamomi on Quercus sp. The roots of these oaks were air-spaded to reveal the extent of damage. Apart from the P.cinnamomi taking hold Armillaria gallica was also present but tests showed that the fungus arrived as a result of the stress the tree was under. P. cinnamomi  Over 2000 sp of trees and shrubs are now infected  Attacks root and root collar  1st recorded New Forest 1930’s  Dieback of maidens and coppice = poor coppice regeneration  Distribution associated with climate change  Increase in air temperature improves sporolation and reproduction opportunities I hope you have found this useful
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    Ramaria stricta on Salix. Found this in a mobile home park while out surveying the park trees. It is only very small but I wonder if the guys with the experience could tell me the significance please? Will there be a deeper significance below ground/on the roots?
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    A few Piptoporus betulinus from my wander in the woods this morning....I know that they are not the most exciting but I like them
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    As my boss asked me to write up my notes for the rest of the team I thought you may benefit (if interested) from the summary. It was both very informative and interesting PS: Janey - back me up please Forestry Commission - notes.doc
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    Good luck guys and girls. It was this time last year I took mine in Chorley. Deep breath, make sure you regurgitate all that you know and I am sure you will all be fine.
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    I'd dig around in the shed and if it's what you want you can have it trooper. No scale in my pic but just measured at 13cm diameter. A small but valuable piece - to me!
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    Nice idea mate and I remember discussing this with you off line last year. I hope it all moulds in to the book you want. If I see anything on your list I shall give you a personal call and invite down. I posted Parham House on here a while back. I could not recommend that place enough. Also I poked around Pulborough Forest and there is a plethora of fungi on tap in there too. I know it is not in your neck of the woods (there is a joke in there somewhere!) but for a day out or even a camping trip you'd not be disappointed. The veterans all over the place would keep any arb fanatic busy for months! I'll see if I have a free weekend and get back to you off line mate.

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