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  1. David Humphries
    One has a 'man' for that !
  2. David Humphries
    Paul you're such a heathen
  3. David Humphries
    That's a great touch Jay, like that Thanks Simon .
  4. David Humphries
    Cheers, We try to keep as many of these oaks standing for their cultural and ecological value, but when the time comes to remove them it's nice to utilise a little of what we process. When I eventually leave my job (30 years and counting ) it will be a unique small piece to remember what I used to work on and around. Yep, 'twas that one Jay Is your mantle up, any shots? .
  5. David Humphries
    Inspired by past threads like this one, i got a little project on the go whilst I had some free lunch hours at work over the last few months. The Oak had to come down for fairly obvious reasons, so took the oportunity to mill and plane a lump with some borrowed kit. We designed the brackets and had them made by a local steel art worker up in Suffolk. Really pleased with the outcome. .
  6. David Humphries
    Continually impressed over the years by the generosity of the members to this well deserving charity and to the way Mr Bullman pulls together a great list of donations for the prize fund. Total's looking healthy but has room for growth, dig deep if you can Arbtalkers, dig deep Good luck everybody .
  7. David Humphries
    Nice .
  8. David Humphries
    Your welcome, it's a very useful read/resource .
  9. David Humphries
    No Guy, it's the same version as when it was first published in February 2013. Chapter 7 makes reference to supplementary support, in relation to what's covered in BS 3998.... Management of weak structures • Flexible restraint systems (BS 3998: Clause 10.4) • Rigid bracing (BS 3998: Clause 10.5) • Propping (BS 3998: Clause 10.6) • Guying unstable trees (BS 3998: Clause 10.7) • Other attachments to trees (BS 3998: Clause 11) • Encouragement of layering and of ground support for branches (BS 3998: Appendix C.3) I guess the books big enough as it is without adding individual chapters on different specifications. .
  10. David Humphries
    TreeLife do a good conscise guide to 3998 for £35 BS3998 .
  11. David Humphries
    You too Paul, and enjoy a well deserved break over the festive period ! Keep up the good work in 2015 All the best, David .
  12. David Humphries
    The Ancient Tree Forum board have now made the decision to release this book as a free download in electronic format via the VETree resource web page. The paper version is still available to purchase. This will hopefully circulate it to a wider readership. Vetree - Veteran Tree Network .
  13. David Humphries
    Man usually limits the life span of a tree Have a look at David Lonsdale here talking about trees indefinite growth patterns which in some species could potentially make them immortal..... VETree - Aging processes in trees, a lecture by David Lonsdale in VETree EN on Vimeo .
  14. David Humphries
    Very sad, sorry to hear this. Rest in Peace Walter. .
  15. David Humphries
    very impressive Simon. how much time did it take? .
  16. David Humphries
    Random spot of Perenniporia fraxinea on a roadside London Plane. Fruiting is sited all around the base, would imagine white rot is fairly extensive across the lower section of this trunk. first tree on rhs .
  17. David Humphries
    Ulmus New Horizon planted in 2006 and again from today with a bit of scale. coming along nicely .
  18. David Humphries
    Guy has many good Arboricultural resources behind him, but I think you mean 'Bob' Watson for the first listed book .
  19. David Humphries
    The Lonsdale talks are quite long, but worth soaking up I find these more engaging than reading the same information in texts. .
  20. David Humphries
    Steve's working on it..... http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/81909-christmas-raffle-member-contributions.html .
  21. David Humphries
    A further couple of videos of David Lonsdale lectures from Flora Locale training at Burnham Beeches. Available as free downloads on the VETree training resource web page. VETree - Aging processes in trees, a lecture by David Lonsdale in VETree EN on Vimeo VETree - What to assess in trees before considering management options, a lecture by David Lonsdale in VETree EN on Vimeo Vetree - Veteran Tree Network .
  22. David Humphries
    Sorry Tom, I did receive the images, got a little tied up. I think Skyhuck is on the money. Is there any ground/root disturbance on the affected side of the tree? A little stumped for a positive Id, but I was thinking along the lines of this being the early stages of the fruit bodys of Bjerkandera fumosa. If it is, an image of its later developed stage showing brackets and pore structure would help nail it. .
  23. David Humphries
    Yes, Ganoderma species. If hard and perennial then likely to be G applanatum, if soft and annual then most likely to be G resinaceum. I'd be inclined toward the former. .
  24. David Humphries
    Can you email them to me Tom? [email protected] .
  25. David Humphries
    a Big Happy Birthday to Mr Mark Bolam, hope you're having a relaxing day bud and your girls are spoiling you rotten .

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