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David Humphries

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  1. David Humphries
    Good one, that's pretty cool in my book You been reading those magazines at the dentist surgery again .
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    [ame] [/ame] .
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    This is the Ancient Lime (in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton) discussed in the program on Trees & Risk http://www.bbcwildlife.org.uk/sites/birmingham.live.wt.precedenthost.co.uk/files/CS%2041%20-%20Veteran%20Trees.pdf BBC Radio 4 - Nature, Trees and Risk The program was from back in 2007, not sure the tree still looks like this anymore. .
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    Did you manage to get any shots of the stem and gills? .
  5. David Humphries
    we had a thread or two about this, did you miss it? http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/ecology/54481-vetree-2.html .
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    To try an avoid the above we've covered the exposed roots in the second trench with coir fibre and plastic before the trench is lowered down to 1m This should help reduce/deter further impact damage. .
  7. David Humphries
    Although we're monitoring the excavation (between other jobs), the mini digger is only as delicate as the hand that operates it. The digger driver on this job has done a decent job of digging down and past the highlighted roots in the first trench, but the retained roots have suffered some level of collateral damage. .
  8. David Humphries
    Cheers, I'll be sure to pass it on Thanks Guy, appreciate that comment. I guess its exactly what these forums are for. The shared experiences (good & bad) help us all move on to a better place. .
  9. David Humphries
    Interesting mix of programs, thanks for the heads up .
  10. David Humphries
    Lapsed boundary oak pollard that's growing weighted toward the adjacent mansion flats. Top of the bolling has the associated removed pole cavities you tend to find on old pollards.. Fistulina hepatica in attendance too. Big of a scramble for Jack, but thought he acheived a fine piece of work. Will proscribe a further reduction in about 5 years. .
  11. David Humphries
    Smart parade in Newmarket today, young Humphries in with the scouts. Nice to see a community paying its respects .
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    A short piece in the NewStatesman by Richard Mabey The queen beech ruled the land, even when she fell .
  14. David Humphries
    Thanks for the explanation Joe .
  15. David Humphries
    I was thinking that too sean, sounds like a significant loss of a niche habitat and cultural landscape. What's the reason for the clearance Joe? .
  16. David Humphries
    Cheers mate, kind of you to say, but Matt and his equipment are several levels above my eye and hard wear. I wish someone had inspired me to have chosen a career in photography twenty years ago. Working around trees does give us a great natural eye for a good shot set up though don't it ! .
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    Ha, the muffled husky voice was me being excited talking about Mycorrhiza ! .
  18. David Humphries
    not entirely true Guy, some UK practitioners were (and still are) using static bracing. The one below being one of a number at at Burnham Beeches..... I personally don't think the invasiveness is a big deal (on certain tree species) what puts me off is the time and handling aspect ! Like the last couple of images Matty .
  19. David Humphries
    There you are knees deep in a trench happily airspading away, when you get not one but two calls from Arbtalk members .
  20. David Humphries
    2nd phase of the trench today, only one underground service to keep an eye on which was at the edge of the path. Soil less compacted this end, so Air spade danced along uncovering more roots than the other end of the re-route. .
  21. David Humphries
    1 or 2 here....... http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/picture-forum/15782-today-s-sunset.html .
  22. David Humphries
    Autumnal blanket in London .
  23. David Humphries
    I would agree, Ganoderma sp It's decurrent attachment 'might' suggest G. australe, but microscopy would be needed to confirm via spore size. .
  24. David Humphries
    A large number of Clouded funnels (Clitocybe nebularis) forming in 'fairy rings' around birch and rhododendron. .
  25. David Humphries
    Historically storm damaged beech with Pholiota aurivella fruiting from a cut stub surface on one stem and Fomes fomentarius fruiting from the bark on the other stem. .

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