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If the invitation is open its not far from me and I've never been. Wouldn't mind tagging along...

I was referring to Guy Meilluer, aka treeseer (spelling?) who seems to express a lot of interest in girdling roots. The pic is small and blurry on my phone but looks to be I.dryadeus (or is Pseudoinnonotus now?), tree form looks wrong, but I guess that could be the bank location and girdling (supporting?) root throwing it off. You should check out the girdling roots thread, some good images and pause for thought. I don't think its as black and white as they are all bad or good, go on and have a gander...

Sound anchorage in the form of tension roots will be limited on the bank side, but there will most likely be 'stilt' roots providing compression resistance (see vta field guide). I don't know the context of your tree in question; ground works in rpa at the bottom of the bank perhaps? If so, or similar, remember just because there are probably no roots providing significant anchorage at the bottom does not mean there won't be a significant amount of fine feeder roots (especially if soil condition is favourable, eg moist, fertile and uncompacted). Ps. Fine looking tree Tony, with all the activity on the girdling roots thread I wonder what David and Guy would make of it? Fungi is .........?

That's a real bummer. So are the points divided eg. 10 for correct ID's, 10 for recommendations, 10 for inspecting all trees etc? And when is the next one?!

Gutted for you. 3.5 of how many? How are points allocated/tested?

Don't know the full story, or nationality but yes arb site..

Sorry Steve didn't think the link would be a problem. Just pointing out that whole forums (like our beloved Arbtalk) can and do get shut down for violation of copyright. Or so it would seem...

May be old news to some, be aware of what you post...

Very interesting posts, thanks for taking the time to document and post it

Aha, much obliged

As there is no such thing as a silly question (apparently!) I must ask: what are the axis values?

I would love to go but can't right now. I've got to ask though, why do so many UK climbers go to oz and nz? Are there no locals that do it?

Piptoporous quercinus, I still ding know the location!

That is class 1 photo and example all it needs is... ...only pulling ya leg!

I think the important question is, "was she hot?"

25 acres isn't very large scale, I didn't see that tbh, only very quickly scanned through the article...

Could be bacterial canker of cherry, Pseudomonas syringae pv. morsprunorum.

Hmmm... Large scale spraying of anything is bad news imo

Stihl Essex

Not exactly sure what you're asking, us to tell you what your results suggest? They are far from conclusive but it would appear (very roughly!) peak density occurs at 6-8m, and there is a 40% drop at 16-18m in both species. As with any natural system there are going to be many variables and limited factors to consider and note. For example: - how many trees of each species are surveyed - the height of the trees, tall trees seeds will go further - what size of seedlings do you include? - what are the soil/growing conditions like around the tree? - how exposed to wind are the trees? - is there any grazing animals etc which could affect numbers? - do you count seeds found, or just seedlings? - do you count all seedlings around the tree, or samples at different compass points and distance? I'm sure there are more factors you can think of! I would suggest eliminate as many limiting factors as you can, and show your graphs as ratios or percentages of distance against tree height. If it is too late to gather more data or change methodology I would say the results are inconclusive, and try to explain why and what could be changed to obtain more significant results. Best of luck! (What course are you on?)

Have you tried the planning portal website?

Not always a good idea to post after a drink or two...

Hi all, Would anyone be so kind as to offer a little advice please? I may have a job coming up to survey the condition of a couple of thousand trees. Currently I've only done small scale surveys where sketch maps or OS tiles with tree positions marked have sufficed. I could be persuaded to invest some limited funds for the right system for me, bs5837 compatibility would be a bonus but not essential (I currently sub out CAD work when needed as I'm a bit of a technophobe). What systems do you recommend, and their pros and cons? I would prefer to avoid tags, especially if I get this particular job as I think they would not 'fit in' with character of the area. Any comments welcome, Kev

I'm a little bit tempted to try a bit of splicing but unsure whether to bother. It would really be just for the sake of it and a challenge. I have plenty of marlow boa hitch cord (double braid I believe?) and would like to have a go making some e2e. Could someone point me in the right direction how to do it? I've seen the splice info on marlows website, but got confused with people on here using wire rather than tubular fids, and different classes of double braid splice. Also, is it advisable to trust a diy splice to climb on if I've never done it! Cheers all...

Pf and Mg, poor beech! What do you reckon the future holds for it?