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Agree about the mulching and getting rid of grass. FYM is fine in small amounts. Well rotted and up to 1inch thick on top of bark will be good. Danger with farmers is they have too much of a good thing. 3inch thick or unrotted will not be good. I bag up FYM for 2 years then use it sparingly.
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best spray for bramble and rhododendron
woodyguy replied to woodland dweller's topic in General chat
Sorry if I'm being thick but now I'm a bit confused. You say a 2% Roundup solution, but then "100 gly, 200 timbrel". Roundup pro is 41% so to get a 2% I need to dilute 1:20. So for 10litres I need to add 500mls as 500x20= 10000mls or 10litres. Or am I missing something? -
Good point. Would you usually see the insect only infect one tree out of a clump of five like this? Seems an unusual way for insects to behave.
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Really. I've only seen it in an isolated area and then girdling and killing the tree. I didn't realise it could be diffuse over the whole trunk with a thriving tree. Have to look out for it.
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I've got a whole wood of them and they are very variable when young. I often mistake them for other things. Those leaves also look identical to my Q Cast.
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looks like sweet chestnut to me
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Interested in answer. Beech bark disease doesn't in my limited experience produce overall different bark, more disordered bark that girdles the tree and kills it. Hopefully someone else more knowledgeable will recognise it.
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Fagus orientalis, several different nothofagus, hornbeam and sure there are others if I have a look in a reference book.
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I would guess its because the first one isn't a beech ie Fagus Sylvaticus but one of the many trees with beech like leaves. Can you post a close up of the leaves and twigs from the first tree. Just my 2p worth!
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In reality, he's unlikely to agree to removing it so... Take the opportunity to cut a couple of feet off the width. This will thicken it up anyway and improve its shape before it takes off like a rocket and adds 3 metres over the next 3 years so you're back where you started!
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The rule for seasoning fully for turning, furniture etc is an inch per year. So a 4x4 has centre wood 2 inches from the outside so two years. If you take the bark off that will speed it up, so will having it cut in shorter pieces. If you have it in big pieces, I'd cut the rounds slightly bigger then leave them to dry for a few months before further processing. Nice wood by the way.
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Certainly looks like Chalara. How depressing? Would like to see some photos of the Aspen. Sounds a very special wood.
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Interesting. I've never found Aspen that invasive but different conditions may apply. Aspen is an integral part of many ancient woods as it is native. I am very happy in my wood to have aspen growing on a short rotation coppice. Once the ash is gone you may value it!
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Fair point. Guess I was pointing out why the woodland trust and national trust may not view dead wood as a waste product of no value but something they wish to keep.
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Not clear on what your problem is? Why do you have to deal with them? If you let them grow, or thin them, then you will end up with a nice stand of Aspen. Sounds a good result.
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Hang on a minute. They own these woods and the trees in them. They generally manage them with an aim of increasing species diversity. About 2/3 of all the insects and beetles in a wood live on dead wood, so leaving this dead wood is vital to the ecology of the wood. How would you feel if somebody came along and dug up the flowers in your garden because they wanted to take them back to their garden? Its not whether you can get away with it but that this is their property, not yours and you are disrupting the ecology of that wood. Rant over!!!!
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I've used it with ascenders pantin etc. Also used it with rope wrenth and Rig etc. Normal rope and very similar to Antipodes 10.5mm
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Reduce side branches by a third. Then the sugars produced by the leaves on those branches will go towards thickening the stem but the top growing point will get a boost. now is a good time, pair of secateurs and a few secs per tree. Take them off entirely in a year or two when they're growing tall and straight. Any genuine forks in the growing point should be removed entirely.
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They look fine to me. Hornbeam aren't the quickest growing tree. If you wish to speed them up a bit then spraying off the grass for a couple of food around the base of each tree guard and mulching would help quite a bit.
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When I said the council might visit that wasn't over planning but business rates Working from home - Council Tax - VOA
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Part of the answer is whether you make a claim for the use of your garage on your tax return as business premises. If you claim it as half business usage then you probably are running it from home. The maintenance is dodgy as that is business activity. I'd just ignore him, but if he complains to the council, you might get a visit, so might be worth thinking through your story. This advice is totally worthless and as I have little money I am not worth suing (see other thread)
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What I'd like to know is whether the lawyer as part of his advice which can be relied on, cited case law of someone in the UK who was awarded significant damages for advice given for free on an on-line anonymous website where the advice was given in good faith? If someone's said "it's an elm" but it turns out to be a Zelkova and gets awarded £100k against them then that would be pause for thought.
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That's a ridiculous statement. If I put myself forward as an expert and charge you money for the advice eg a property survey, and you suffer loss as a result of my faulty advice, then you maybe able to sue me successfully. Free advice on a forum with no money changing hands and essentially anonymous as many don't post under their business name can hardly be held accountable. Get real!
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Planting/management
woodyguy replied to oakland firewood's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Agree entirely. Some woodland trust woods they eradicate it. I like it but in moderation. Its a great quick growing firewood if you can use the thinnings. the point is that all woods need to be managed and its the aims of that management that determine your approach to sycamore. -
He's sold dozens of lengths of this rope over the past year or so if you look on his feedback. Sometimes he sells buy it now, sometimes it's an auction. If you wait for 60m (goes for less than 50m often) and an auction, then you may get it for 40-50p per metre. Its good rope at any price but excellent value at that price.
