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  1. woodyguy
    Interesting discussion and now I've got my glasses on I can see clearer! Two issues really. Firstly is the tree a danger. Influenced by how close to the path and footfall and vehicles near it. If its genuinely dangerous it has to go. Secondly the aesthetics. Not all trees have to be perfect form flowering cherries. So a pollarded oak with an interesting trunk may well be of interest to many people and not just within a wood. The problem is that the house holder often uses the first argument to justify ridding themselves of a tree that they don't like. Especially when it drops leaves in the wrong place. I've got many dozens of oak trees and the ones I value are the interesting ones. In reality they seldom fall over either.
  2. woodyguy
    I see an oak with character and probably pretty strong with decades of life ahead of it. Don't see a "hammered rotting oak in decline" nor a "butchered hangover".
  3. woodyguy
    but not if you don't have a car!!
  4. woodyguy
    That's terrible!!
  5. woodyguy
    If its dead then it has no rights.
  6. woodyguy
    Its Wright saw by the way if anybody wants to see it. Problem to me is that if you are cutting near the dogs or anything less than the whole length then you are blunting that part of the saw first. A rotating chainsaw blade blunts evenly (unless you hit a nail). Wasn't that a problem?
  7. woodyguy
    Certainly could be sycamore, but I've never seen it not go mouldy if its part seasoned in a wood. Live and learn.
  8. woodyguy
    Frogs and koi aren't a great mix. You may get some anyway but I'd avoid putting them in. Mating frogs can clamp onto koi's head (sounds bizarre but true) and damage them.
  9. woodyguy
    From the way the superficial bark flakes off I'd guess at Rowan, but its had ivy attached which makes it look slightly atypical.
  10. woodyguy
    No its not Kerria or forsythia but cornus mass looks good.
  11. woodyguy
    Impossible to say from the blurred flower pictures but Forsythia would have much more bloom on it than that. A better picture would help
  12. woodyguy
    Don't be in a hurry. Wait until autumn then reassess. There isn't a massive chance of silver leaf and way below 90%. By removing poorly growing branches you can for no expense have a reasonable tree. Not a great beauty, but not spending £1000 either.
  13. woodyguy
    Yes if she does get £800 I wish to congratulate her.
  14. woodyguy
    Those burs are magical, love them...
  15. woodyguy
    Southampton, in a garden behind a house etc etc
  16. woodyguy
    I emailed her an offer of £20 a ton ie £80 in total for the wood if she wheelbarrows it to the road. And £200 for her to pay to clear it up. Not heard back yet. (and she can burn the brash herself)
  17. woodyguy
    Current definitive advice is 5 for life then leave it- so your practice nurse was right. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/148506/Green-Book-Chapter-30-dh_103982.pdf
  18. woodyguy
    Interesting the difference between US and UK advice on this. I hadn't realised until Easy Lift Guy mentioned it that in the US you are still advised to have regular boosters. Very strange when it's the same disease and very similar vaccines. Actually if you have a serious injury that is high risk for tetanus, then a booster is a waste of time and you actually need immunoglobulins (a big intra-muscular injection that gives you short term antibody protection). You only need a booster if you haven't had the five in a life time as previously mentioned. Boosters don't work quickly enough to prevent tetanus if your wound is really dirty and high risk. Accident and emergency departments follow this but many GP's don't as Harrythecat has illustrated.
  19. woodyguy
    "SC is for floristry not forestry" - like that a lot!!
  20. woodyguy
    Katie and I have summarised the advice. You have 5 by the time you're 15 and then you never need another one unless you have a high risk wound ie fork through foot. Sadly some of the advice you get from your local receptionist can be out of date and talk of 10 years boosters hasn't been current for at least the past 10 years. The bible for this is The Green Book published by the Dept of Health and if you google green book tetanus you can read the instructions same as me. Sadly they are not very clearly worded but as I say, haven't changed significantly for the past 10 years. Overdoing tetanus jabs leads to swollen red sore arms, but not having had your five in a lifetime can be very dangerous in this industry as you get older.
  21. woodyguy
    Sorry I was being negative. If you had a well established wood and were clear that it was for short term use, then coppicing, fire wood or just enjoying it would be worth a modest rental. I guess most of us who own woods take a very long term view and I'm currently planting trees that won't be mature until my grandchildren are elderly. So different pleasures but still worthwhile.
  22. woodyguy
    There are between 5 and 10 cases per year in UK but mainly in iv drug users and older people (not immunised). About 10% of younger cases die and over 50% of older. In third world young babies die in their thousands from it but none have died in UK for many years. So don't use contaminated heroin and if you stick your garden fork through your foot have a booster!
  23. woodyguy
    Birch is one of the quickest to dry. Keep good air flow as its also the quickest to rot. Mine will easily dry in 3m in a sunny position in the wind.
  24. woodyguy
    I've just planted 2000 trees in my wood. How would that work on a rental???
  25. woodyguy
    Katie, going to your GP and asking for a booster isn't good practice. If you had 3x as a baby then one at 5 then one at 15, that's all you need unless you injure yourself. Fine to phone your GP and find out if you have had five. If you have, the answer is you don't need a routine one, so you will be refused and waste your trip. Tetanus is a big issue amongst i.v. drug abusers but not amongst arborists who are generally over protected and we often see bad reactions to over dosing on tetanus. hope this helps!

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