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I detect an Acer saccharinum ?
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Worth pondering if nothing else! My take on this is that there are too many people on the planet for it to be able to sustain itself - China's policy of one child per family is not as harsh as it was once thought.........over to you Perspective is everything! Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs - Updated 2010 - YouTube
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Goat Willow Salix caprea
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Anyone seen this tree yet? 'Britain's oldest tree' is discovered in a Welsh churchyard - and it's more than FIVE THOUSAND years old | Mail Online Sound believable.......
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That tree will have Root Protection Area in the region of 10.0 metres. Structural roots at 4.0m is acceptable. Depends why the roots are so close to the surface just under concrete? Concrete creates a nice damp arena for roots to thrive too.... Compacted bedrock layer so impenetrable to roots so they take least line of resistance? Lots of variables to consider my friend. Photos would be useful - but what is the future plan? Relay concrete; remove and relay?
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Went to Turkey earlier this year - hundreds in the Holm Oak forests! Maybe they like the climate over the pond!
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See if you can get hold of Royal Horticultural Society, Pruning and Training by Christopher Bricknell and David Joyce ISBN 978-1-4053-1526-5 Top book and used it til its threadbare!
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Man up the road from me does this to his Sycamore every so often. Own kit, ex-rock climber and thinks he now knows how to prune trees to save a few bob. I have spoken to him but he's too set on doing this himself!! Still, you can't lead a horse to water can you.....!
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What's this, boys and girls?
armybloke replied to sandspider's topic in Tree Identification pictures
Thorns are a form of protection against predation and are costly to the trees energy supply. Should the tree not need them then why make them? By way of example you may notice in your travels that some Holly trees have hardly any spiky leaves unlike those in the New Forest where the ponies eat them to de-worm themselves which are prickly beyond comprehension - ouch! Trees are VERY clever and we sometimes don't appreciate that very much. -
Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....
armybloke replied to David Humphries's topic in Fungi Pictures
Nice array of brackets up the stem of this Beech in the Forest of Dean at the weekend -
Nice pictures and post - very unusual and interesting samples!
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15ft Yew...what should I do?
armybloke replied to johnsonjack_81's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Thank you for your honest response. I have no issue with your values and comments. I merely asked as it is becoming a common-theme and wondered what made you do what you are doing. No disrespect intended; not my style. Your comment regarding the size and value of your tree makes me smirk though. My in-laws won't recycle anything with a retort of 'what difference will our contribution make?' Good job we don't all think like that -
Translocated over 30 grubs and 6 adults at a site in Winchester earlier this year as part of a mitigation strategy. Multiple hatching is possible if all young successfully grow at same rate over the 5 years or so eating deadwood. You were very fortunate and have witnessed a rare event - thank you for sharing.
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Hmmm, while you were getting wet mate I was looking for shade at Thruxton Race Circuit today!
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It look like someone has poured something there. What is the texture?
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15ft Yew...what should I do?
armybloke replied to johnsonjack_81's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
British geological society website will give you a rough guide to see if you are on clay. That would be a good start point. That will determine the potential for heave and subsidence. Post a few photos of the tree for us to gauge a reasonable response. The Yew responds well to pruning and will re-sprout very well so do not feel to pressurised in to keeping it at a certain height/width. Annoyingly you bought the house knowing the tree was there and subsequent consequences so why did you buy the house in the knowledge that the tree will go? It is a real question and I am genuinely curious. I experience this all the time - the tree was there first so why destroy it? Cheers -
You going to take a piece of history home David and make a beer mat with an off-cut or something?
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Remember this thread? I have since seen the damage pigeons can do and this Lilac Syringa vulgaris is being eaten alive. Watched the pigeons doing this to my neighbours Lilac yesterday and they do it to the neighbours Ash Fraxinus excelsior too!
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Betula utilis var. jacquemontii having serious problems. It has been hammered by over pruning but this is being attacked. A Betula pendula is growing just a few metres away unscathed by it all!
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Did you show the customer the film too? If that were my tree I would be interested.
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Excellent, sent the link to best mate, whom you may know, that is Director of OutdoorGuernsey Outdoor Guernsey Ant Ford-Parker
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Nice tribute and a nice keep-sake for the grandchildren too! Best of luck in your new venture.
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Keaki Zelkova serrata or Ulmus sp. A good close up of both sides of the leaf and where it meets the petiole would be very useful please
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Is that the disappearing spray the referees at the world cup are going to use to mark out the 10 yds needed for free-kicks??
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Level 6 Professional Diploma in Arboriculture
armybloke replied to adrian bristol's topic in Training & education
Or on here; http://www.abcawards.co.uk/landbased-and-environmental/arboriculture/ there are many other level 6 providers (although I recommend Treelife as I did my training with them)
