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Good attitude David. I know you took some stick last year, well done for soldiering on...
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I suppose the thing with resistance is it isn't an immunity. Funny things fungi, refuse to fit neatly into the boxes us mere mortals assign them to. Kevin, I guess it could go either way. But I'd have thought an historical accumulation of dead woody material throught the upper soil horizons would be more likely to contain a range of possibly beneficial micro organisms than a pile or two of freshly dead, as yet relatively 'sterile' wood; which Armillaria might quite like to entangle with its rhizomorphs...
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Thanks guys, knew I could count on you
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Hi all, apart from the list on p.146, Diagnosis of Ill Health in Trees, does anyone know of any similar lists for Armillaria resistant tree species? Thanks in advance...
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Hi Gary, could you tell me where I can the Mattheck article please. Can't find it anywhere! Cheers...
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Of course. I don't sit in it for fun and will move back over once I've overtaken. But, when there are several slower vehicles, lorries etc in a row I may be overtaking for more than a minute or two, this is when it bugs me. Then the same people slam the brakes on when confronted with merging lanes or roadworks they didn't see the signs for! Grr
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People who think when I'm in the fast lane traveling the same speed as the car in front, but leaving a sensible gap, that I'm slowing them down. Then they tailgate and flash their lights. Those drivers are an accident waiting to happen...
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But it tastes of soil...
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Yes, robinia, hornbeam and yew...
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Many thanks once again to all who replied to my request. The three bowls I chose in the end I collected today, and I'm pleased as punch so special thanks to Tom (flames) too. Sorry about the quality of the pics, some with some without flash. They really don't do the finish and wood features/grain justice, it's stunning...
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Good shout on spindle, box, Holm oak is bloody heavy stuff, but not British...
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Yes it does
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And just right for eating by the look of it. I normally get to them just after the maggots
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There are several maze gilled fungi, it refers to the maze like pattern of the pores. This is the trouble with common names!
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Only 8 views?! Good work Steve and Xaltu :thumbup:
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Yup, all about survival. Willow grow faster, rot, fall over and break, then the broken bits root and have a head start over seedlings of other species. Oak on the other hand won't grow new trees when it falls, so it's energy is spent being strong and protecting it's woody support system. Then it can scatter its big seed with good reserves of starch to feed the seedlings - as opposed to willow, birch, poplar etc which go for quantity over quality of seed, often spreading great distances on the wind to colonise new sites with little competition as a pioneer species. All very clever!
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Doesn't look like Meripilus, don't think it's G frondosa either. I really couldn't be more specific than that though!?
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Maybe it's someone in the industry who knows it's worth more than he saw it for at a boot sale, just trying to make a few quid...
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To all who replied, many thanks for your time. Everything I was offered was exceptionally good, but in the end one piece caught my eye more than the others. I wonder if I might just keep it when it arrives! Thanks again, keep up the great work all...
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Ahh, I'll look into those thanks...
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I can get my maps (or any feature of them) to show in Google earth, is that rendering? But where do I go from there!? I don't know how to use that as a route planner, hence I have then gone through all the sites rendered on Google earth and put a pen mark on a paper road map to take in the car with me. I feel once the points are in Google earth or similar, I should then be able to use it as a sat nav to get me around the sites quickly using the best routes between them all.
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Does anyone have any experience using the (freely?) available OS OpenData maps? If so how have used them, what are/aren't they good for? I currently have up to 100 sites dotted about Essex for one client. I spent a whole tedious day opening up the geo referenced digital maps provided, checking location and then marking on an old fashioned road atlas so I can plan my routes. I couldn't help but feel that there is an easier way! Maybe dropping a 'pin' into google maps or an OpenData map, but I just don't have the technical savvy to know how to go about it. Thoughts please...
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Moral issues aside, if the firm who put in the application haven't quoted yet, how can the firm who have written to you say they will be cheaper? Have they checked for planning applications then contacted you saying they will be cheaper without knowing details, without even seeing the tree maybe? If my assumptions are close to correct, do they sound like the actions of a professional company?
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Super stumper for me too - android app...
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Arbtalk Charity Raffle 2014 Prize list
sloth replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Arbtalk Christmas Charity Raffle 2014
To make it soooo much more worth everyone's while, I'll offer one mystery booby prize (largely as I have nothing of value to offer!).
