openspaceman

A very long time ago on development sites we would dig and windrow them and pass over with a mulcher, the digger and rake then sorting out bigger stuff for another pass. Everything then put in a bund with topsoil for use landscaping at the end of building.

As an illustration of my point have a look at this photo I took today on a site where volunteers had done some control of laurel invading a woodland. The ring barking was done two years ago and you can see the tree has carried on increasing girth above the cuts but interestingly the tree above the cut is attempting to put down rootlets. There were no likely root grafts.

I saw that earlier thread and It's why I got my cheapy grinder, fair enough leaving laterals, you can pull them up later if they are in the way, but not much you can do if the main stump is just lurking 6" down in a planting spot.

It's still at half the rate of other IHT and as it is rate free it costs nothing to keep hold of. Round here it is so urbanised that very little land is producing food, the gain in value and "hope" make owning it worthwhile. It annoys me but both the farms I worked on in the 70s are gone.

I agree that reduction is pointless and won't achieve anything but the tree was topped long ago from the sight of the stub and I would not expect much rot at that point. If it gets felled a photo of the joint cross section would be interesting. What has happened is that two branches from below the cut have taken over and then fought for apical dominance. As such I would expect the union to be strong, not like a pollarded broadleaf where the union of adventitious shoots would be poor.

Hard decision but the right one, I feel for you too.

I very much doubt Jase had anything to do with the design but he does work for the firm that made it, if it is a Greenmech.

That's not the best way to ask @Jase hutch for help 🙂

MIG or TIG? Before and after photos would have been interesting.

It's the way of business isn't it; sole trader vet sells up to a company, gets money and continued employment, without worries of running practice or employing staff but the net result to the customer is increased costs as the company has to pay his wages and a return to shareholders. Our excellent vet ,who helped us with three consecutive dogs, did just this for the last 20 years and finally retired a year ago. Luckily we know a new vet that has just started a practice, he seems very good and old school. His set up costs are frightening though, the scanners and other fittings cost would have bought two new forwarders and a harvester.

Do you mean the drum has sheared from the shaft? I don't know how it was fixed but husky drums were brazed to the drive.

They fall over each other and the tiny rootball of some ends jacked up in the air, I wouldn't have thought the roots could be so rotten and support any leaves

@se7enthdevil

Yes I am aggrieved but the other driver claimed he was indicating right, had not reversed prior to turning and my wife passed him without indication. His word against her's despite overtaking on a residential road is a bit strange, especially by a little old lady. The thing is insurers are just glorified bookies and fairness is not part of their remit. False insurance claims put up all our premiums but fighting them in court is too expensive, hence knock for knock.

What was the actual charge and why were you on the pavement, many people on my street park on the pavement/foot way/sidewalk so drive on it to get there.