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    Descriptive license .
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    That would have made an interesting crane manoeuvre .
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    Large structural life belt at the union on this old oak. AT member Betula at hand to indicate scale .
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    Poor quality images don't really help I'm afraid. .
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    A monolith is technically a large lump of standing rock, the term has been nicked by conservationists/arbs for the last decade or so to describe a standing dead wood volume. Single stem, multi stem, it's all the same apples. .
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    Yep, all piled in the undergrowth. Not entirely sure what killed it tbh Mick, drought type conditions and a secondary agent like Armillaria would be a guess. Non of the other norways in the area have gone this way. .
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    Norway maple that's become completely dysfunctional within a year. The tree sits within falling distance to a cycle track, pathway and busy road. Got the team to drop it in height to a standing deadwood monolith. .
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    Not particularly helpful. Gills and stem still required for me to be comfortable with an Id As a 'guess' I would consider Pholiota flammans (the flaming scalycap) based purely on host type being coniferous. Although these are usually on 'dead' stumps and more often to be discovered as singular fruit bodies rather than in clumps. P. squarrosa has been noted on conifer according to the fungal record data base of the British Isles but much more commonly found on broadleaved trees. .
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    Old lapsed oak pollard that's long time colonised by the slow brown rot decay of Fistulina hepatica A number of the scaffold poles have been pruned out or failed over the last few decades. As the Fistulina (and others) slowly turn the heart wood brittle, the wood volume eventually becomes cavitated by time, avian and mammal displacement of the decayed material. The hollow is now home to a family of tawny owls. One of them was playing peekaboo with me today. .
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    Beech with a snapped out top hosting G. pfeifferi and smaller fruitbody of G. australe on the opposite side of the trunk. .
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    Lets get this thread back on track lads. Flaming of any kind will not be tolerated. Great set of images John, a fine advert for the work you guys are doing at Pershore and will undoubtedly inspire aspiring Arbs to come and have a chat and a look. Good thread mate ! .
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    Nah, were more like..... [ame] [/ame] .
  13. David Humphries
    Good post Jules .
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    The Tumulus at Hampstead A look at a landscape feature over time Old images from http://www.hampsteadheath.net/index.html .
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    Ha, missed this one. They never seem to wan't to sign the waver form .
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    Pocket plum galls (Taphrina pruni) .
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    Did the stem have a ring on it near to the top of stem? Can't quite see from this shot. But thanks for going back and getting a gill image .
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    Did you enjoy the challenge, looked pretty well set up. .
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    Entertaining as ever, great artisans and good food and cider .
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    Does that make me an Ancient Member? .
  22. David Humphries
    Hi Paul Apologies for not saying hello on Friday, but you were a busy man. I thought the layout was much improved, the pathway around the site helped with orientation and getting around. Having the climbing comp kinda in the middle was a good idea. The barn was a comfy venue for the SRT presentation. Plenty to see and chat about. ATF demo site was well manned and delivered. Food and drink were aplenty and reasonable. Good effort all round, well done. .
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    Anyone have a link to the results for the 3 categories from the Arb Show climbing comps? .
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    Phellinus pomaceus http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/tree-fungi-79.html .
  25. David Humphries
    Hello Island, hope you're well The tree sits on a north facing slope of London clay which is a neutral soil type. The localalised hydrology is poor due in part to the slope and the top soil is devoid of humus and pretty dry for half of the year. .

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