David Watts

We're looking for a groundy to help with 2 days work 6th-7th October in Bamford Edge, High Peak - about 8 miles from Sheffield. It's a nice small job, felling trees on a moorland for a research project. If available please call/text me on 07500830879. I rarely check forums so please don't reply to this thread.

Climber required for 2 days work to assist with putting up bat boxes in Kendal 7th-8th December. Must have valid cscs card. Please email me at [email protected] or call 07500830879.

Arboricultural consultant required for part time position in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. Minimum level 3 qualification in arb, with experience of BS5837 surveys and tree safety assessments. Experience of or an interest in ecological surveys an advantage. Please email cv and covering letter to [email protected]

I think the jury's still out on what the impact of Chalara is going to be, so best not jump the gun and start felling ash just in case they get it. Also any ash you fell could be one the 10% or so (not sure of the number off top of my head) which are naturally resistant to the disease

Thanks Collin, this is really useful, and clears up a few things - the site I'm looking at has plenty of wild cherry and crab, which using this criteria is exempt.

Thanks for the link Darrin, much appreciated. I think Gary's right, the Torah is unlikely to offer much light on this, as I very much doubt that it goes into taxonomic detail. For the purposes of my survey, I'm going to identify any trees with fleshy edible berries/drupes and leave it at that. But if I believed in the bible/Torah, I would have to think about this a bit more. Firstly all angiosperms are 'fruit' trees, so I assume that the Torah is referring to edible fruit. But then if apple is an edible fruit, does that mean that ornamental cultivars of apple count as 'fruit' trees? Or species such as rowan, which are technically edible, but a bit sour, or even oak which I've seen Ray Mears laboriously pound into flour. Surely at some point a Jewish arborist must have thought about this.

I've gone down that route as well. To be honest I think the client is expecting me to just point out edible apples etc. Come across this a couple of times though, and clients have looked quite bemused when I've explained what a fruit tree is, and just wondered if anybody had come across anything similar.

Hi All, Not too sure if this is the right Category for this thread, so please let me know if I should move it. I've recently been working on a site for an Orthodox Jewish client, who has asked me to identify any fruit trees on the site. It is written in the bible not to cut down a tree which bears fruit. I wonder if anybody has dealt with this before, and if so your thoughts as to how you would define a fruit tree? While it is obvious as to what is commonly regarded as a fruit tree (cultivated apple, pear etc.), there are plenty of species which are borderline, and all angiosperms bear fruit of some kind.

What is your chosen career route? As a consultant, it is worth joining the AA and ICF. As a climber, ICF or AA membership on an individual basis is unlikely to be of much use, especially if you're a graduate and trying to save on costs.

Sorted now

Climber wanted to assist with carrying out aerial inspections of trees for roosting bats. No experience of bat surveying required, as you will be accompanied by a licensed bat worker. Must be a competent climber, and hold CS38 or equivalent. The work is based near Crewe and is from 1st to 5th August. You will also be required to attend an induction within a couple of weeks before. Once inducted, it is likely that there will be some further work to follow the initial week. All hotels, travel and expenses are paid. If interested please call me on 07500 830879 or email [email protected] and let me know your expected day rate.

As part of my work I carry out tree climbing bat surveys, and am looking for a climber to act as an aerial rescuer. The work is fairly occasional, so would be good to know of any freelance climbers in the local area. If interested, please email me at [email protected]

This post seems to have been hijacked by people who think they have the answers to third world poverty. I think arborists on this forum should stick to talking what they know about - namely trees