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Thankyou very much Gerritt. I had read about the association with armillaria and had suspected exactly what you are saying. I think i need to go back to the TO. I am dreading telling the owner who was overjoyed at the (formerly) good news! I was rather hoping you would say i was wrong! The consultant has said that he thinks there is still branch extension growth going on and incremental trunk growth occuring, which as you said, could easily be caused by buckling. Its obviously not a smooth cylinder is it! Much appreciated sir:001_smile:

is it a bit like an avocet? we need to bury this, then grow up!!!!! after you:biggrin:

sorry, the h key wasnt working, it is now and i'm feeling saucy

yep i love ornithology what are you talking about?!

so if i got the ecology right, there will be tits everywhere

Have been monitoring a large monterey pine with a 6" fb phaeolus shweinitzii on it about 1ft up from the base. Not a fungus expert but a consultant has given the tree the all clear, but my instinct (ok, probably wrong!) is he's underestimated the risk. Plus my mum helps with the garden under it! It is also bleeding around a lot of the the lowest 6-8ft. It borders a pub garden and the pub is just within arc of fall. Its in a valley (fairly protected except from north - side of fb and large rotting stub) Has a stream running beside it with some exposed roots (opposite side to pub) 2 m away, 1 m below. Its in a CA and the TO wanted it looked at! Has anyone come across a stem/root failiure of radiata due to this fungus? The crown has lost a few primary branches over the years but it looks pretty healthy. Lonsdale book says its pretty aggressive brown rot!!!!?!?!!! It has been fruiting at least 5 years. And what do you reckon about the basal swelling peoples? thoughts/wisdom appreciated!! Cheers Mark

done also.

and its la belle france you nurtee beuy

I dont know, you have been saying rather a lot!!!!!!!!! i was typing slowly whilst distracted and a couple of pages happened without me, but i expect id agree with you mostly. IM JUST SAYING NO HE WASNT and now im going to bed. Get some rest guys - you need to be at your sharpest to read the mail tomorrow:001_tt2:

i have noticed that the spelling of the 'yes crowd' is significantly worse than 'no crowd'.

i love this, proof if ever you need it that arbs are either radio 4 or radio5 live!!!!!!!!! Keep it going guys i can see that agreement is just round the corner, i can feel it

heres a good one i'm seeing increasingly in these desperate times - lower your costs and your standards of work at the same time by spending less time doing the job properly, after all 90% of people wouldnt know a good pruning job from a bad one. and you'll win ever job you quote for because youre either desperate or dont care. why do six cuts when you can do one??? and try to simplify the job as much as possible so you wont need to be there as long as the other guys who've quoted on the basis it was worth doing properly. :thumbdown::thumbdown:

not sure about a pole lathe - it is a nice timber though, rich colour and nice defined annual rings. plentiful timber but under-rated! turning would expose the grain in all directions so i guess it would look A mate

maybe it will actually increase humidity in the wound and disease risk???? blue sky thinking though:thumbup1:

Cheers Rob i might actually get my free tester out of the box now..... ha-harr!!!

ok i see now . good man. deadwood is the basis of lots of elements of the food chain. although you'll have loads of it then! my advice was really to do with a mature woodland. Usually it is better to take living wood, lightly. happy chopping!

welcome to the forum. take out the conifers if there are any but why are you asking for help id'ing? so you can fell your least favourites? take out just the ash? before you go in there you really should know what you are looking at, understand a bit about its ecology and try to create habitat as you destroy. woodland only needs managing when you decide its a resource. as 'island' habitats you need to tread lightly and fgs dont just take the deadwood. that really get my goat. i would take a mixture of stuff and not pick on any one species/age/condition of health. as tree surgeons most of our wood comes from the man-inhabitated and necessarily managed landscape. woodlands arent places for logs collectors in my view unless they are large and arent affected by the intrusion. caution :opinions may vary! roger phillips book is good for beginners

hare's ear?

get a private planning consultant to advise you. planners are terrified of them. girlfriends an architect and reckons its likely you'll need to change the use. its not impossible to get it but you need a good case. A lot of people will be interested, keep us posted! And the very best of luck

yep had considered that....especially when he mentioned getting some work mates to cut it up for free logs:sneaky2: its almost a candidate i'd say. i did enjoy hearing the government uturn on the guaranteed rate of buying their elec off them. not sure its taxpayers money well spent:confused1:

Nice one Rob, I am leaning towards Laricio. With a little bit of marky loving it would be an awesome specimen. Unfortunately it wont be getting love due to its being obstructing 20mins sun from some solar panels. Ironically the leylandii behind can stay but because its a straight fell and therefore the least costly, its going to cop it.

needles in 2's. all the needles upturn bit like the tips of hanging ash tree branches. ghostly kinda grey green. probably distinctive, when you know it!

go on rob, stick your neck out! not going back for a while. give us a few to google as its not in my books.....i was kinda counting on you!