shatley

Owner just wants it down on the ground - looks like a little tickle will encourage it to go? Neighbours happy to have fence rebuilt if necessary.

Hello all. Just wanted some thoughts on this poor old Oak which split last weekend. Remaining trunk moves in moderate wind. Girth of 5m. Massive decay and vertical trunk cracks. Let nature take care of it or get it taken down? All the weight is on one side. No access but on border of a golf course and neighbours fence.

Two day assessment! You should easily be able to do both in a day - it only takes a couple of hours to show you can read a label and calibrate the knapsack properly. Is the examiner milking it or what? Things I was told to remember: read course material several times, learn by heart the different nozzles their use etc. Fill in the calibration form carefully (message me if you need a blank form) as a decimal point in the wrong place can lead to mistakes. As with all the land based exams "they are not trying to catch you out" so think methodically and you will be fine.

Its not an easy read: A long list of tree facts. No good if you did not take at least gcse/o-level biology/chemistry/physics and you will need other sources to comprehend the terminology. Great scientific hand book but as with all other related agric/horticultural books (they all have different opinions) not a definitive guide to everything tree related. Some of the articles lack definition and detail but all in all I would recommend. Price is a little excessive but check the usual sources, not just amazon, as it becomes available erratically - don't bother with the USA websites they charge far too much + postage.