Caliburn

Oh. OK. Thanks anyway.

Oh. OK. Thanks anyway.

That was quick! Thank you kindly, Tony. Confirmed my thoughts, as I whipped my Arb Assoc Fungi On Trees book out straightaway to try to ID it :-D I am guessing this tree will be OK for a few years, though the brackets do go up the main stem to about 10 feet height, albeit on one section only - North facing, about 15% of the circumference.

That was quick! Thank you kindly, Tony. Confirmed my thoughts, as I whipped my Arb Assoc Fungi On Trees book out straightaway to try to ID it :-D I am guessing this tree will be OK for a few years, though the brackets do go up the main stem to about 10 feet height, albeit on one section only - North facing, about 15% of the circumference.

Hi guys and gals, Can you help me with an ID on this please, it is on my mature sycamore. I am plumbing for Ganoderma, but if so which one? The brackets are surrounded by very dry flaking bark where this tree was once covered in dense ivy which was removed 2 years ago. Judging by the size and distribution, does the tree look like a goner to you? (I'm still learning.) The tree has quite good vigour, but will there be heart rot? Thanks in advance for any help. Tops of brackets look waxy, dry and are "chapped" like a dry river bed. Underneaths are very white with quite a smooth appearance, pores are tiny. No I don't want to touch it, no I don't want to smell it So, am I to get my chainsaw out?

Hi guys and gals, Can you help me with an ID on this please, it is on my mature sycamore. I am plumbing for Ganoderma, but if so which one? The brackets are surrounded by very dry flaking bark where this tree was once covered in dense ivy which was removed 2 years ago. Judging by the size and distribution, does the tree look like a goner to you? (I'm still learning.) The tree has quite good vigour, but will there be heart rot? Thanks in advance for any help. Tops of brackets look waxy, dry and are "chapped" like a dry river bed. Underneaths are very white with quite a smooth appearance, pores are tiny. No I don't want to touch it, no I don't want to smell it So, am I to get my chainsaw out?

Hi, the course is £250 +VAT, but you have to pay £85 +VAT for a year's licence to use the QTRA methodology. Something like that. It comes to just slightly more than £400 with VAT included. Has anyone done the course before? Any feedback?

Hi, the QTRA have a new training calendar with a range of 1-day QTRA courses across the country. Is there anyone out there booked already? I've booked onto the Monmouth one (3rd July) but only a few of us have booked onto this one so far, so I'm trying to drum up more interest in the hope it won't be postponed! C'mon Welshies and Borders/Marches folks, book soon! Quantified Tree Risk Assessment: Training calendar

I know this is a very old thread now, but I recently passed my CS30 too, but did not sit my CS31. I'm a 29 year old female, admittedly not the most physically fit in the world, and I found the week extremely demanding and draining. I was not fit enough to sit the CS31, and made the decision not to do so. What is concerning is the really hard comments to someone who is trying to change their career, which is a brave and challenging thing to do, not to mention expensive. You may all be tough guys who are seasoned fellers but everyone has to start somewhere I think anyone hoping to get started in arb / forestry should be given a bit of encouragement. I couldn't see this person blaming their tools, they weren't used to their saw but weren't claiming the tools let them down. I think it's a brave thing to take on a condition that could easily be debilitating and say - hey, it's not going to tie me down, I can do it! I hope they passed their CS31 after, it would be good to know how far they've come in 2 years.

Hi guys, thanks so much for your replies, you have definitely helped enlighten me I'm all set to do the RFS Level 2 Cert with Myerscough by distance from September, and do intent to do my tickets too (have CS30 already). Also thinking about volunteering a day a week with a willing local tree officer if I can find one who'll oblige, so hopefully I'll get some practical experience It's a time thing, as I am completely re-training and it can be difficult to know what's the best route when courses are so costly.

Hi, I recently bought and am beginning to digest, the ISA Arborists Certification Study Guide and CD package and I have a stupid question! With no prior arb experience, I would not be elligible to sit the Certified Arborist exam, but is there a theory element for which a certificate is obtainable, or is the exam the theory element and the experience taken to be the practical element of being an ISA Certified Arborist? Thanks in advance for any advice.

Ah, that's cool, I didn't realise you were also a member of the fairer sex Go for it I say, pursue the dream and let's show the lads we can do better than be just eye candy in the arb field I have to say though, I did think it was funny when I told one fellow I just did a chainsaw course and he said - "hm girls and chainsaws... that's HOT!" Thanks for the info on prices, it's not an inexpensive field at all is it, but the field has a lot of potential I think, and I do believe it is a profession that will continue to expand well into the future. Thank you for the luck - good luck to you too, both with your studies and with your profession.

Thanks ctenicera, it is a lot of money and funnily enough, I'm the same as you - I'm self-funding my own training out of interest and the love of nature and trees/woodlands. I aspire to a tree officer role really, being a local government officer presently, and am up against a slightly chauvenistic manager who thinks I'm not good enough to do man's work Having done my CS30, I am a happy chainsaw-wielder, and have done some introductory arb courses already. Signed up for RFS Level 2 with Myerscough this September, hopefully get my PTI in November, possibly Level 4 next year, and I will show them all what a gal can do when she puts her mind to it I reckon, if you enjoy the subject, go for it just think if you can get a job that you will love at the end of it, got to be worth it

I am going to be doing my Level 2 RFS Certificate by distance learning from September and will be giving a lot of thought to following up with Level 4 by correspondence via Treelife or perhaps via the classroom sessions at Westonbirt. The main issue for me is fees - any idea what they are?

Harmony Arb has mentioned £3k fees, but does anyone have more details on the fees applicable to the Level 4 Diploma this year? Is it a modular course? Tree Life say 15 classroom based tutorial sessions at the selected venue over 10 months - is this the full requirement or part of the picture? Doesn't seem like a lot, although 15 days annual leave is obviously a hefty big chunk out of the annual allowance Many thanks for any further information