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Treeation

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  1. definetely looks like a great bit of kit...I remember trying to wedge over big sycamore with high lifts and it wouldn't shift, was smacking wedges so hard swinging wildly with a mallet that I gave myself some sort of bollock whiplash! not pleasant!
  2. Also, will occassionally use hailo ladders (in step ladder mode) to protect shrubs, taps sticking out of lawns etc when in the drop zone when dropping brash
  3. Great Thread! Any form of hedgework is pretty much impossible without a good set of ladders!
  4. Think you would be pretty bomb proof with a national diploma level 4 in arb + Professional Tree Inspection qual
  5. Ganoderma applanatum or Ganoderma australe. I believe My Humphries says only can be truly indentified with microscope.
  6. Look a bit like stump puffballs to me
  7. that looks pretty similar to the beast in question....was it possible todo top with mewp? how long did that job take in mandays?
  8. Im not sure, to be honest ive never cut a hedge using a mewp. The hedge is 7m wide though so might be an issue! Going to meet a local access hire engineer on site to discuss best line of attack!
  9. Been the best mushroom picking season for years! and being able to get my little girl involved has been awesome. Heres a few pics from the last few weeks
  10. Hi Rich, just in quoting process and trying to get a battle plan together!
  11. Hi Steve, is there any particular tracked mewp you would recommend for tight access?
  12. Would like to see some pics of hedge surfing!
  13. I remember going to quote a job for an old guy. He had a nice sized garden with some nice trees. We spent 30mins walking around each tree and the conversation was composed of him telling me how he was going to prune each tree. Then we arrived at the end of his tour, I was now a little perplexed, to a short but very wide beech hedge ( 5m or so wide) we talked about that for about another 20mins about reducing the width to make future management easier..we agreed a price and he would contact me when ready .I never heard back from the bugger again!
  14. My hailo ladders have a free standing height of 4.18m
  15. Thats a good idea Ty but they use the hedge for screening a property behind and the client is very particular, (the garden is like nothing I have seen before) they have open exhibitions each year so you get the idea!
  16. Havent looked into the tracked mewp otion but will do...I havent cut the hedge before....Some one topped it a few years ago but didnt do sides (conveninetly). The access to the hedge is good one side but the other side is a bit of nightmare with sculptures, higly prized plants, fruit cages etc (its a prestigous property!)
  17. this is best link for hedge shears http://www.fiskars.co.uk/products/gardening/tree-pruners/universal-garden-hedge-shear-1001559
  18. So I am looking for an easier way to cut those out of reach bits of hedges we all know and hate! high sides which are just ouf reach from ladders and hedge trimmer and those tops that cant quite be reached in one sweep across. I currently use a hailo ladder and have a long reach stihl hedge cutter. I am in the process of quoting a 8m high leyland hedge. The gardener has cut to aorund 3-4m of the sides leaving an awkard remainder of 4m of high sides to trim. There is no access for cherry picker and limited scaffold access. I have used a stihl combi system with the extension in but found it didnt cut that well and was effing heavy. The hedge is 41m long so I need the most efficient weay of dealing with the sides. Has anyone ever tried these fiscar hedge shears? I loathe to think of using my jameson pole pruners to complete the task and am looking for something more light weight and efficient to save time and exertion. http://www.fiskars.co.uk/products/gardening/tree-pruners
  19. Doesnt look like Meripilus as it grows in tiers and has pores not gills.
  20. Im with Paul on this one and the tutors for the link you showed dont really seem to have specialist knowledge on Arboriculture. Im just finishing Level 4 off with Treelife and would highly recommend them. Andy's knowledge is brilliant and has been a practical arborist for 15 years plus a many years of arb consulting and lecturing so you are getting the real deal!
  21. Another classic summer branch drop at my local park. Large horizontal oak limb failed out of large mature oak. No decay present at breakage.

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