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Everything posted by sloth
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Last Friday the right side was still standing, just! Now you can walk right through the middle of the tree...
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Cool, contrails - a good word
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Arb consultant/surveyor needed ASAP Braintree
sloth replied to Charles Hey Arborist's topic in General chat
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These two strings walk upto a bar... The first string walks in and orders and the bartender throws him out and yells "I don't serve strings in this bar... The other string ruffs himself up on the street and curls up and orders... The bartender shouts, Hey, didn't you hear what I told your buddy?" String says "Yeah." Bartender says, "aren't you a string?" ... String says, "No, I'm a frayed knot..."
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Couple of lovely pics as the sun set on todays survey...
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Well done indeed
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Storm damage lunge
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Another vote for eMapsite here just purchase as a pdf, print out and off you go
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Best bet is speak to an insurer. As I understand it you are advised to have professional indemnity cover for at least a year after the date of your last survey.
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Advice for newly V.A.T registered company
sloth replied to Treeman123's topic in Business Management
May I ask you why? -
Resinaceum and australe (assuming it is australe and not lipsiense) are two of most 'aggressive' Ganoderma on Quercus species; anything other than our native Quercus have a real hard time with it. Many oaks cope well with dryadeus. It's impossible to say without seeing the tree in person what extent of decay there might be. Generally a large un reduced crown creates a large 'sail effect', placing more leverage on the stem = higher chance of failure, hence why the oldest trees are old pollards. It's a balancing act between reducing the stress on the decayed stem/roots, and, leaving leaves for photosynthesis/minimal pruning wounds. So the tree may be knackered, further weakened by the recent gales, or it may stand for decades. But, it might need a helping hand from the pruning saw to significantly extend its otherwise natural life expectancy. Nice tree
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I'd say 1&2 are more likely to be G. resinaceum. I reckon australe is a good call and the last is definitely I. dryadeus. Is the tree being managed? Looks a large crown for a bad combination of fungi on that tree species..
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Very nice, products look real good too. Only constructive criticism I can give is a grammatical error on the home page - skittles which is very popular in the across the West Midlands Other than that, it is great
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I think Fairly Arb have one, near Snowdonia so not that far really. I'm pretty sure the arbtalker ScottF is the man...
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I get the slugs and spider, but what's the last one? Uk?
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I get bad circulation too, have Raynauds syndrome. If you smoke, stop. It will help no end...
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I get terrible circulation in the cold, especially if standing logging all day in the snow; chilblains aren't fun . I found good foam type, or fleece/sheepskin insoles help a lot. Also thermal long johns under chainsaw trousers! Warm legs help keep feet warm.
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Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....
sloth replied to David Humphries's topic in Fungi Pictures
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Very nice indeed
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Any ideas on this little fella? It has the look of an ichnuemon wasp, maybe it's spent the last week going round the house with its antennas manically wiggling on the walls and plants...
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Lovely find lovely trees too
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I've not heard the 'white pored bolete' rule of thumb before. Where have you heard that, and how reliable is it?
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It appears the 'lemon balm/mint' thing has flowered while abandoned in the greenhouse. So, anymore suggestions welcome!
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Fistulina hepatica, beefsteak fungi. Cut a slice off and you'll see where it gets its name
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Several points/questions here. Has a 5837 tree survey and protection plan been approved and a method statement conditioned by the LPA? If so you can check to see the fencing is in the correct location and to spec (Eg braced and baring CEZ notices), it looks like it isn't. A building at 10m is not uncommon, the fencing looks rather close to the trees though. What's with the netting, and what looks like possible construction materials on the tree side of the fence? What works are you doing?
