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+1 for Oyster.

+1 for what Chris says. You can virtually hear the deflation when you able to tell to caller the Council know all about it and accept the situation.

A note from local press. Will East Devon's beavers be saved from going to the zoo? Petitions have been launched urging ministers not to remove a family of wild beavers. On the River Otter I understand. I think they were released without permission.

I would look to thin the top as well to reduce the sail area and balance the loss of root. As it is a Cherry probably bets to prune April to Jun, but check US advice.

A year or so ago I had a problem from a Pyracantha thorn into a finger joint capsule. Took months to get full movement back and was painful. Regular cold bandage wraps to reduce swelling and Vit C to boost immune system to fight infection was carried out. In my research I saw it mentioned that Crataegus had infection on their spines as part of their defence mechanism. I found that difficult to believe. Moral wear good gloves

Each to their own-The nut-like gametophytes inside the seeds are particularly esteemed in Asia, and are a traditional Chinese food.

Tis a small cooking pear. I am originally from Hull and know this pear. The Hazel pear is thought to be corruption of Hessle Pear. Hessle is a small town next to Hull,we pronounce it Hezzle. Hessle Pears are common enough in East Yorkshire, and readily available. They were first recorded in 1827 and it is possible that they originated much earlier than this, but there is no proof that they came from Hessle.

Hasn't Kim Kardashian got one of those.

I was once asked by a lady `As I was here could I beat the rug on the washing line.`

Him, That tree is dead. Me, but it has pink flowers on it right now. Him, Oh don't ask me I am not a gardener. Another guy building removal case for perfectly healthy tree -And it drops leaves in the Autumn, plus the birds sit in it and sh*t all over. Tree never used to be that big.

+1 for the tree is innocent re the drive. Churchyards are covered by Eccleastical law and are usually deemed by LA,s as having controls of their own and more expertise at their disposal, more than Joe or Josy Public in these matters. The church is will be likely listed and the trees and environs have to considered with that i.e any work that could affect the setting of the listed building has to be notified.

The big trees surrounded by tarmac usually grew up in better conditions and have adapted to them. I reckon they get their moisture and nutrients from root growth in nearby gardens. Pressure local authorities, through TO's, to sort the new street tree environment in the planning stage,i.e forget strip verges adjacent roads as they are also a pain/expense to mow. Aggregate these verges into decent open space areas where large,long lived trees can be planted. Sorbus, Malus in streets can be a problem at fruit fall.

I am watching these through my fingers on the sofa. In Yukon they harvest floating logs for fuel and cut them up in the river and tow them home, plenty of splashing! Nine year old helping with big chain saw at home. Little doubt in the wilds of Alaska you do what you have to or it doesn't get done, learning on the job. Winching with thin cables hoping it doesn't bust, dragged a house by putting two tree sized logs under and through the cabin and then rollered it to the location. That's apart from the cruelty whilst hunting, gin traps and all; but the tree work is so dangerous.The logging in Ax is frightening. I guess health and safety is not in the US and I have spent time over there.

Indigenous genera, try talk folks out of cherries. Forget memorial signs they attract vandalism or pick a site known to the deceased away from chav areas.i.e near roads. A discreet metal tag or just an ident number hidden in the foliage might suffice, note position and details in a register.

Any advice on these as I would like to make one i.e technique, wood and tools used.

Use a contractor- expensive to buy your own kit and if you can only buy smaller gear the management will become a chore. To reduce seed and nutrient levels you could cost out the idea of stripping and selling a couple of inches of top soil to finance operations Essential that the nutrient level is altered to encourage a new plant community to evolve.My experience is that broadcast wildflower seed will not compete with the vegetation already there, it has evolved as the successful sward for the local conditions. Planting plugs of the wild flowers you want is needed, but you have big area for that. I noticed that cutting at exactly the same time each year is needed so that you do not affect seed ripening of the plants you are encouraging.A plant community will evolve to suit a regular mowing regime,i.e don't cut twice one year and three times the next.

Google landscape hub for help on their forum.

Most Hammockers I have seen manage with silnylon tarp.

Tyres are a good idea, or some scaffolding and boards as protection.

As has been suggested some bark stripping going on.

]I] ] But really they wouldn't expect Joe Public to link shrinkable clays, shallow foundations, persistent moisture deficits and settlement. 3 of these are invisible and only determinable by the bravest of professionals.[/i] I couldn't agree more. I was confronted a lot with "The tree is causing the subsidence." My usual reply was the neither of us has x-ray eye so without evidence of the above mentioned the tree stays.

When your done and before raking up make a cup of tea and sit around a bit to allow some bugs to escape back to their environment :-)

The hedge should be narrower at the top than the base.this is so the top does not shade out the lower hedge causing it to weaken and die off.A narrow top also means it will not catch a load of snow and bend over never to come back.

Last week I was in Ypres and the Somme area I was particularly impressed by the amount of new tree planting going on along the highways and in the towns and villages. It was good quality planting too with irrigation tubes and mulch no doubt leading to the good success rate. Many of the street trees I think were the fastigiate Hornbeam Var. Frans Fontaine. Looks a good tree keeping its columnar shape longer than the straight Fastigiata planted here. I was following my grandfathers footsteps; he did survive and I understand drove a gun carriage.

In my view not pollarding. I still think better than no tree, but it expensive ongoing management. New planting is the best approach but put crudely if they escape vandalism it does only replace one ball of useful photosynthesising/respiring mass with another. Removal and replacement with more appropriate species is also expensive. A good LA Tree Strategy would put forward a phased removal policy. As part of landscaping the highway many of these trees were planted along with new road design by City or Town Engineers- well before the creation of Parks Departments and the pruning(!) was also done by the highway staff. When the verge management was put into Parks departments, they had the unenviable task of deciding on the trees future management. For the new era it would not have been the greatest of starts to start removing the trees. Often the landscape management changed departments with very little budget provision.