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How about the HH, is that CE marked?

There is a member on here called HCR based in Kent, his company is called Portcullis Trees. I reckon he will sort you out

tree going over at 25 seconds some incredibly lucky people; some, especially those playing with trains, don't deserve the luck they have! :eek:

VTA handbook is great, lots of images and easy to understand, easy to relate to trees you see and work on too. Shigos Modern Arboriculture is also really good for beginners and above. Everything is broken down and explained very clearly. Anything by Mattheck is worth having as his images make complex things understandable. That's a good and reasonably priced start, once you've got through that you could be a bit more selective with what you get next, and what price to pay! Good luck...

In magical land of make believe I think! I see no pedals, or scaring on the bark where it has 'grown over' the frame. Nice if it is true though...

Forgive my ignorance but why boil it? Nice wood btw Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Hi there, BS5837 is as relevant for small garden extension works as for larger scale developments. If you want to and can do it yourself go for it. The only way to find out what level of detail the LA want is to ask them. I would expect they will want to see tree dimensions etc and its position on a map accurately in relation to the new construction. Maybe you could use the plans already submitted? Obviously common sense is encouraged regarding root distributions, but learned knowledge can shed new light. For example fibrous roots are as important as thicker structural roots, they just serve the tree differently. Also roots are often in abundance under paved areas, as water in the soil condenses underneath the paving- things aren't always what common sense dictates, and your tree officer probably knows his onions... I don't know where you are located, but if you need an arboriculturists report try searching the arborists directory on this site, or the arb association and institute of chartered foresters online. Best of luck, Kevin Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

yes formally Ustulina deusta. Most often on lime and beech, then sycamore in my experience. Never seen it on holly but it is known to have a wide host range... Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

+1 for duesta A tricky one to assess, hard to see in pics but the road doesn't look busy, any other targets to take into account? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Well I was hoping there'd be an abundance of arbtalking ponytail toters to join me in donating as long a length as possible to The Little Princess Trust. But apparently there isn't so I'll go it alone! It's not too late to chop your mop, and in the mean time please see this thread... http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=55072 Cheers all Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Hi all, in memory of my Nan who died early last year I am donating my hair to The Little Princess Trust. They make real hair wigs for children suffering hair loss through cancer treatment. I am asking for donations to MacMillan Cancer Care in support of this. Please show your support by visiting my JustGiving page and donating whatever you see fit: http://www.justgiving.com/Kevin-Surridge-Dines Many thanks, and good health... Please dig deep everybody. This hair's been growing wild about 5 years. By my reckoning if all the hair from my ponytail was laid end to end it would reach around 30 miles. That's a 1/4 of the M25! Photos to be added soon. (Of the hair, not the motorway...) Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. I am donating around 20-21 inches, over half a metre, of ponytail to The Little Princess Trust, http://www.littleprincesses.org.uk/ and hoping to raise some money for MacMillan Cancer Support in the process. The Little Princess Trust will use my hair to make wigs for children suffering hair loss a result of cancer treatment, which is much better than just hanging of my ugly melon! MacMillan offer a wide range of support for sufferers of cancer, and helped out my Nan who sadly passed away early last year. She was an inspirational woman to me, a real fighter and a friend to any and everyone who she met.* *Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.- See more at: https://www.justgiving.com/Kevin-Surridge-Dines/?utm_source=emailvision&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FR_page_creation#sthash.694EyJK9.dpuf Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Nope sorry. Id be interested in any reviews too though! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

spot on I reckon Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Variegated sycamore? Acer pseudoplatanus, *something* Louis-Frere? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Some lovely images Mr T. The shot with the woodlouse; is that Flammulina exposed after bark has been knocked off, or something else? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/02/frozen-trees-on-the-shores-of-lake-ontario/?src=footer not sapcicles, but beautiful tree ice nonetheless... Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

These look pretty cool http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/02/led-mushroom-lights-by-yukio-takano/?src=footer Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

s2 for me too. First noticed on the same thread! But some others as well. Cheers Steve Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

android. Its not all images, probably half, but some did work before? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

It seems a lot of pics aren't showing on my mobile app? I get a little white box with a jagged line across it instead, like when someone posts a .pdf on the old tapatalk app. Anyone else having this? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Yep, I saw it on tree of heaven last year... Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

nicely said Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

looks really good, just had my three year wedding anniversary on 14th. Got married a stones throw from go ape! Ah, memories Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Difficult to advise from pics alone. What are the targets if it failed? Who thinned it and why? Has any fungi been seen fruiting? Is the black colouration on the rotten wood, which presumably came from within the cavity, like thin sheets? Or more a discolouration of the wood itself? If in doubt and the client values the tree perhaps get a local consultant to have a look and advise what if anything should be done. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

All joking aside I've refused (when climbing with a large-ish railway subcontractor) to climb with so called climbers. He was there as my ariel recuer, and always 'let' me as a keen climber go up. When I felt rough one day I asked him to go up. I had to tie his fishermans knots and vt. One of his alloy krabs was bent like a banana, he hadn't noticed and didn't know how it happened. I had words with the boss who offered me £1000 a year extra to shut up! I soon left! My point is he should never have passed, he even cried when he couldnt pull his fat arse up the tree and I ended up doing. This was a grown man and no college leaver. I have seen several people who have shocked me that they passed. If assessors aren't assessing properly and you are sure who/when, then report assessors and candidate to nptc who should investigate. As an industry we should be comfortable that certificates of competency demonstrate just that! I took it for granted a guy with tickets could climb, had I come a cropper I'd have had to rescue myself or potentially bleed to death. Why just accept bad practices? You all report traveling knocked off saw salesmen, yet know it will continue. This is something which if enough people report will weed out the dodgy assessors and go some way to fixing this issue... Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App