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  1. David Humphries
    Your left leg is now officially two inches longer. .
  2. David Humphries
    Who's Bob, and why did he have ten, that's greedy. .
  3. David Humphries
    Very encouraging to hear this Mr B, Do your operatives have access to the lite version for aerial inspection? If so, any observations? Thanks David .
  4. David Humphries
    You should of come down south me old china. My apprentiships first weeks wage, was a princely £47.50, back in '85 .
  5. David Humphries
    Are you testing the structural integrity of the two remaining stems with your head ? (in the first picture) Looks like your wedged between the two. Great job, Mark .
  6. David Humphries
    Great post Lee, enjoyed, and Congratulations David. .
  7. David Humphries
    What size company are you looking for, Raymond? Here's a starter for you. Have never worked for them, but I know one or two of their number and it appears to be a good company. http://www.gristwoodandtoms.co.uk/contactus.html They're based in just outside North London.
  8. David Humphries
    Ok, this obviously happens, and probably far too often. But I would suggest that it would be an act of incompetence to release an unrigged section of timber in to the drop zone without pre checking every single time. I work in the LA arena, so probably do not have the same time pressures on job completion as a lot of you guys in the comercial/private sector. But speed should be unconditionally, a poor country cousin of Safety. How could anyone tell a wife/child or mother of a groundy that's just been squished, that their beloved died/got maimed due to a moment of incompetence,unprofessionality and an absolute disregard for human life. Th risks and fatalities in this job are high enough without uping the odds. Stay focused, stay safe.
  9. David Humphries
    Is your keyboard stuck, MB ? .
  10. David Humphries
    It's been emotional Has re-focused my interest and passion, thanking you Mr B .
  11. David Humphries
    Ganoderma adspersum (or is it G applanatum?) At the base of a pathside Ash (again) on another suspected lightning stike. There is also Daldinia concentrica further up the damage.
  12. David Humphries
    No point in starting a new thread, so here's some shots from today. First two Inonotus hispidus on the same tree, running down what appears to be damage from lightning strike. Tree is roadside, has been reduced/pollarded/topped (chose one to be comfortable with) 4 years ago. Have arranged a Picus lite demo on it in a couple of weeks time, and will try and upload the findings. Second set are (i believe) Perenniporia fraxinea. The last one shows a close up of the bracket during sporelation. This one is located on an Ash, leaning way from a path and wall, on the tension side of the root plate.
  13. David Humphries
    Haven't had any experience myself, but I have seen first hand the work at Kew on the Chestnut leafed Oak, (Q castaneifolia) and the Redwoods. Try giving Roger Howard a ring at Kew. I'll pm you his contact. .
  14. David Humphries
    The Monoliths at my site are mapped, targets identified, monitored anually and incrementally reduced/felled when assessed to be too unstable. Defensible R/A imo. Not all quite within Claus Matthecks reccomended 3-4m. .
  15. David Humphries
    It is. We get approximately 7 million visits each year, over 800 acres or so. pourquoi ? .
  16. David Humphries
    Just read the preceeding story over at the buzz, Poor fella. Hope things are working out Ok. Looks to me that you guys had a fair handle on a non too perfect tricky td situation. Really enjoy the perspective of the new lens Reg. Uber .
  17. David Humphries
    Here you go Matty.
  18. David Humphries
    [quote=Monkeyd;49479Colonised via the waterlogged root plate where heart wood was exposed due to tension fracture of butress. Guess I should have de-qualified (sic) this statement with the term - possibly. There were vertical cracks at ground level at the butress where the fruiting bodies were. (not evident on the stump picture) This led me to hypothisize that this may have been ground zero. .
  19. David Humphries
    Ok, here's some fresh meat from today, to really cheese off those purists and doubters. Ftr, this monolith has been re-reduced to take in to account the distance from target ( path ) Fracturing is definately the way to go, pre coronetting. Leaves you with upto 50% fewer cuts to make = Safer. Got into a debate with a guy today who was "very upset" that the flush cuts I was in the process of removing, were in fact where Kestrels fed. Whilst reasoning my case for the technique, he suggested I leave one flush cut Guess the poor birdies will have to start re-using their atrophied talon muscles and start feeding on something more akin to a natural perch than on the B&Q bird tables we've been creating for them for all these years.
  20. David Humphries
    Come back, you're slipping toward the darkside .
  21. David Humphries
    I was at Woburn Abbey a few weeks back, where Marcus Bellet Travers demo'd the Thermal Imaging Camera. I have also read a report which uses the results of the imager from an avenue of Chestnuts (on my doorstep) to assist in the management proposal to fell a third of those trees. From memory, I believe the readings are really only capable of being interpreted by people with extensive knowledge and experience. Also I seem to recall that the equipment is actually used to ascertain how healthy and sound a given tree is not how decayed/disfunctional it is. .
  22. David Humphries
    Access 50% of ascents, and once for a corro. .
  23. David Humphries
    Aesthetics of the particular locality is the raison d'etre. I have said many times, this technique is not for the urban environment. .
  24. David Humphries
    Tim, the Majority of the Trees that my team coronet are in fact dead. Not all granted, but take a closer look at the photos. We are mainly talking about dead standing monoliths here, with mans interpretation of how nature dismantles dead branch ends, as opposed to flush cutting them. .
  25. David Humphries
    Like the second one loads, great photo Tana. Your in the wrong game me old china. .

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