armybloke

Tree looks lovely as it is. Does upset me when people want to butcher a perfectly healthy tree because of; Seeds Leaf litter Shade Stops you from drying washing - really?? Thought the wind would do that not the tree! Stops the children from enjoying the sun - really - do you not ever let them out of the garden?? There is probably a suitable park/beach/river/open space near your home? If that tree were TPO'd and you had made an application for those reasons you would have had a very negative reply! Let's put this into perspective shall we; Seeds - fair enough the average Birch will distribute 5,900,000 seeds per kilogram of seeds during a period lasting probably, and no more, 30 days. You still have 335 seed free days a year. Replant with a Sweet Chestnut and you'd only get 250 seeds per kilo and you could eat them at Christmas. Leaf litter - the tree will generally shed its leaves around September/October time over a period of about 40 to 50 days and not all at once. Bearing in mind the leaves are quite small in comparison with a Horse Chestnut for example you are very lucky. The leaf litter acts as a renutrifying agent in the soil of your beautiful garden and saves you money with having to buy compost or grass enhancing mix. Also worms will be attracted to the garden and therefore aerating the soil reducing the risk of hydrology imbalance and flooding. Leaves will also remove the impurities in the atmosphere providing cleaner air for your children to breath. They also balance the thermal properties of the surrounding structures and regulate humidity keeping you and your family cool in the sunshine that causes cancer, dehydrates you and can kill in extreme conditions (we had extreme water so how about extreme hot like the Australians experienced this year?) Dappled shade of Brich v complete darkness under a Beech? Shade from the sun your children are deprived of - lets be honest how many days sun do we get a year? For those infrequent days it is with us wouldn't it be more appropriate to take your children out of the garden and to the beach or somewhere equally tranquil to enjoy the pleasures of this fine country? Also the shade is transient, that big orange balloon that occasionally appears in the sky stays still but our little planet spins around it at approximately 1037.5646 mph (at the equator) and so the tree casts shade across different parts of your property. Move your deckchair to meet the sun? Other elements you have not suggested; Oxygen - the tree is providing you with much needed oxygen reserves. A fully grown Beech will sustain a population of only 10 people for one year. Water - the average mature tree drinks 17000 litres a year - your garden is going to get soggy! So in essence, that tree has probably been there before the estate was built or not long after. You moved in knowing the tree was present and did not take steps (like find another house south facing with no trees in view) and therefore taking it out on a poor defenseless tree is a crying shame! Have another think about it!

I had an experience of this myself. Involve the TO at the early stages and agree by marking which trees can be removed. If there are lots be aware of felling licence rules. The TO I dealt with was pragmatic and it is relatively obvious which are self-set trees. You could cut the smallest and age that as a benchmark for the TO to remark on.

Western Balsam Poplar

I have taken up a hobby of helping out a guy milling and making wooden furniture (fences and the like) but his current saw sharpening company has let him down recently and returned his band saw blades in poor condition. Anyone in Hampshire have a recommended workshop I can contact please?

Good garden centres too! Take a book, photos of bark and buds, take leaves when in leaf then take the lot home and ident them yourself. It's a good learning process and you pick up nuances in trees that you will then never forget.

:laola:My two 8 year old girls helped plant over 100 trees this weekend to enhance a woodland edge. Hopefully they have inspired others to do the same. Great event organised by the Wildlife Watch Group (children's wing of the Wildlife Trust). Proud of them for taking this subject seriously.

Yes, I do the free offer and have had plenty of hits - don't waste your money unless you are desperate in my opinion. Get your clients to post a review once completed and it does help when selecting a competitor. Grab my website and have a look on Yell for me to see. You can use my ideas to get responses. Make sure in your services that you capture words that people will search you. Tree for example in your paragraph will be picked up. Reports will too and often if people want a Tree Report - hey presto you will at least get a shot with everyone else on the list. Had a mate that worked for Yell and the £22 does get you a high profile but at what cost?

David, referring to picture one. I have seen this canker before where a limb from a tree in proximity caused it to callus after abrading. The offending limb fell or was removed and this was the result. Is this the same sort of issue? I will see if I can remember where I saw this recently a post a pic. Cankers are a response to an irritation is it not? A bit like a hard skin on a human? Or am I assuming....

That is an interesting set of results. The price that sticks out most is the starting price - all 60-65 (discounting Scotland -why is the most wooded part of the country so expensive?). The trend appears to be set by who though? People talking on here?

It is trooper - good spot

Found this interesting article so decided to share it. Worrying?Tree loss mapped in 'near real time' BBC News - New online tool tracks tree loss in 'near real time'

Found my tree to the twig! It is a Tree of Heaven and it was massive! That is what threw me - never seen one that big. Close to 30m tall.

Just as a point of interest the copper beech avenue from Monkey Gate to the hall has a planting history of 1840 but it does not say how big the trees were that were originally planted. Someone will ask - the gates are called Monkey gates as the owner kept Barbery monkeys as pets and they would sit at the gate keeping guard. When they moved in to Wolverston Hall it was the monkeys that saved the house from a fire as their alarm call saved the house from any real damage.

Tut! That used to be a tree on my patch when I was TO - fine specimen and worthy of the order (in my opinion)

David the Shotly Peninsula is the name of the area that these monster trees are living. To be honest I could have taken a lot more pictures of lots more trees! There may even be a few champions around the area. The gingko is a whopper and possibly equal to the ones at the Chelsea physic garden. Worth a visit with your ancient tree team?

Yes mate. I can't believe how many there are.

Pin Mill is the graveyard of London barges and adjacent to an ancient woodland. Another fabulous walk. Interspersed are a few of my favourite pics that relate to wood as the buildings or barges are made of wood! I hope you enjoyed the journey as much as I did.

We also visited Jimmy's farm of (Jamie and Jimmy's cafe fame) and had fabulous food. A cherry stump stood close by and this must have been a magnificent tree in its prime. The woodland is purely sweet chestnut coppice and a number of oddities caught my eye. The helical growth on a dead stem and a 'phoenix' tree developing from a fallen stem wedged between a twin stem. I wonder which will thrive and which will die as a result of failure of either??

Woolverstone Hall boasted the grandest avenue in the land in the 1800's where a linear group of purple beech drew the eye for almost a mile from the monkey gates to the front door. Only 4 remain and on inspection are riddled with Ganoderma and Meripilus. They have replanted the avenue with 15 year old specimens to recreate the feel. This avenue is flanked by enormous oak, gingko, douglas fir, london plane and a tree I am struggling with although I recognise (any takers on the twig?-Rob are you ready!)

We stayed at Freston Tower (you can Google that if you want to know more) but in summary it was vertical living. Each floor had a different room and interconnected by a spiral staircase. If nothing else it kept the cooked breakfast calories at bay! It was tucked on to the side of a hill overlooking River Orwell which was a birders delight. Thousands and thousands of birds and you did not even have to move from your arm chair. So here is a taster of the the holiday and I fill in the gaps as I go.

Woolverston Hall hungry trees!

This thread is going to be a short summary of our holiday in Suffolk. Retaining a tree theme you will find that I have been privileged to have seen, touched, admired and in most cases hugged some magnificent trees. I don't get tired of being around trees and admit unashamedly that I get very excited about the more interesting and bigger ones. Suffolk is blessed with huge trees and that is possibly due to the lack of development that seems to swamp other parts of the country. You will see from this short portfolio that these are BIG trees. My twin daughters have kindly 'modelled' in front of a few to allow you to gauge the size. Oak, Beech and Sweet Chestnut monsters!

Looked very much like it although ignarius crossed my mind? The bracket to was too white for applanatum I thought? David have a google of Freston Tower. Got the place to ourselves! I will post some pics for the arbtalk troops later

Found this willow on the way to Suffolk on holiday

Hey Rob, you like books...I popped into Wisley the other day an got me a copy of The Woodbook; a collection of wood samples . Cool as you like!