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  1. armybloke

    Plant ident

    armybloke replied to CHIP's topic in General chat

    Could be a type of Trumpet Bush (Tecoma sp) Have you any more photographs of the flowers please?
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    Will the Armillaria then find its new host nearby. I can not see clearly from your photograph but it appears that there are plenty in proximity and should the roots of this tree (destined for a new life) be grafted to others will it make use of this easy pathway?
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    I'd be very foolish to enter a competition with you Thanks for the correct answers
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    That's interesting to know. Do you think that the Lime is putting up a good fight or is the fungus just enjoying its meal more slowly?
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    'She' looks like she's hanging on there Gerrit. What does the crown show us? It would be nice to see it while in leaf. Is there body language to be seen other than the hollow you have shown us?
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    Hey Gerrit - give me a chance :lol:
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    Hey I don't mind having a stab and being corrected later 1. I'm with you Piptoporus betulinus. It is hanging on it's stem to provide a larger surface area to sporolate? 2. Unsure? 3. Boletus sp 4&5. Unsure? (got no books here - will try Dave's directory in a mo) 6&7. Polyporous squamosus 8&9. Perenniporia fraxinea - looks like an Ash it's siting on? 10. Not so sure but it looks like a large concentration of Daldinia concentrica? 11. Not sure 12. Not sure Ok ready for Fungus or Hama now!
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    Starting chucking cow s*** round the place like you would be as an agricultural farmer and see if the smell is better than the noise! Heap it up nice and proper like.....
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    how old?

    armybloke replied to wakarb's topic in Picture Forum

    Thank you FUNGUS, yes I'm the 'mere mortal' and Tony does know that - my brain is a sponge at the moment and I can't yet wring it out....emails and text NEVER convey the humour, intent and feeling very well. If any offence is taken I humbly apologise
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    Nice work mate. Did it take you long to carve?
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    how old?

    armybloke replied to wakarb's topic in Picture Forum

    Not withstanding all that has been said because it is ALL valid, but, it is said that you 'could' guage a trees age using the said method of 1 inch per year (blame Mitchell) as a guestimate then using all the variables make a calculated guess. Hama's guess of between 3 and 400 years is a good enough guesstimate and I would accept that with thanks. If, like Gerrit, Hama, Dave and a few others you have the experience and technical information/knowledge then use it - absolutley - but there are mere mortals on here learning the ropes, soaking up information from about 200 seperate messages a day and absorbing what we read in to a coherent fashion trying to imagine all these micro-organisms and the like making our trees lives such a happy place. Give the guy a break....pretty please
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    That belongs in a gallery! If they can fill a floor full of nuts and call it art then this tree is worthy of 1st prize. Nice pic by the way!
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    It had a resitance to being prodded and quite fleshy. The reddish brown are bark fibres Gerrit. Thanks for the updates on the finds. Appreciated
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    A few pics from Sir Harrold Hillier gardens this weekend
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    Found on a giant redwood
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    Found on Cherry Laurel at Swanwick NR
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    Alnus sp. A number of fungi which in turn accounts for the body language displayed at the basal flare. These fungi appear every year and the tree just keeps on going! One of my favourite trees on my way up the Itchen river.
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    28th mate. Sorry Janey, been on my hols and missed this one - Oooops for starting a duplicate thread!
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    Nice post - left the army after 31 years service last month. I shed a tear for a couple of mates that passed through that lovely town. They will be missed. Thank you for posting the tribute.
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    This is the link http://www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/INFD-8JYBAH Good Afternoon, Forest Health Days 27th and 28th September 2011 Forest Research and Forestry Commission are running two single day seminars where Forest Research scientists will provide an update on the latest information about tree insect pests and diseases. Probable topics include acute oak decline, Phytophthora ramorum, and oak processionary moth. We are holding the Seminars on the 27th & 28th September (see attached flyer). Places are limited, if you would like to book a place please contact me [email protected]. Kind Regards Heather Pettitt Admin Officer South East England Region 01420 23337 [email protected]
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    I like this thread and will be keeping an eye on progress. It also restored a memory bank that I saw a tree recently being used as a clothes line end with new shoots at that point of restriction. I shall try to hunt it down and post a pic. Nice one troopers!
  22. armybloke
    Thanks guys!
  23. armybloke
    Ok mate it is an Oak, but Grifola sp - are you certain?
  24. armybloke
    I can certainly recommend it! Stunning scenery
  25. armybloke
    Hi Gerrit, I hope that you are well. Thank you for the ident info. Do you know what I found really strage about the Sparassis find? In all of the Foret (French spelling) I walked I stumbled across the odd stool but there was none (that I could see) of any significance (size, shape or associated with a tree) but at the car park edge was this huge Sparassis. I remember vividly saying to my wife that is is strange that the forest is 'clean' and yet only 'infected' near civilisation. Again thank you, Marco

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