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Ancient Tree Forum visit to Ickworth, Suffolk
Betula replied to David Humphries's topic in Picture Forum
Shame I forgot my camera, there were some amazing Hawthorn and Hornbeams there -
The tutor I believe is Darren Blunt, I don't know him but have heard good things about him and he is a tutor at TreeLife. Capel Manor is a good college, so yes! I'm doing that one myself
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There is one at Capel Manor College in Enfield in June
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Keep what you can for firewood, burns very well
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Once you get your eye in for spotting early stage Massaria it is quite straight forward to spot it. Just look for the changes in colour on the wood and bark, the flaking of the bark on the top of the branch and the characteristic pink, almost sunburnt colour. It easier to spot from the ground than most think. On a sunny day the Massaria almost jumps out at you. My personal best is 134 Massaria inspections in just under 5 hours with 46 trees that required branch removals. In the most recent pictures with the thin strip, that is very early colonisation and can take 3 months before it becomes advanced and hazardous.
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Heat treatment against bleeding canker of horse chestnut available - Wageningen UR Any thoughts on this??? Be interesting to see the long term effects of heat treatment on the cambium and sap flow
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Thanks, I'll have to enrol before next year to make sure!
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Maybe I'm being a bit thick and missing something already posted but are new tutors coming in and the course is continuing or is the course stopping when they retire??
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Why so many new threats to trees and few benefits
Betula replied to Ruskins Trees's topic in General chat
Introducing a new non-native predator could cause a whole new list of problems potentially. Good news tends to travel a lot slower than bad news, but in my view the good news and benefit to the trees is how far the industry has come and how much better an understanding we have of tree management that we did 20-30 years ago. Although there are a number of new diseases we are in a much better place to deal with and manage them and from what I have seen, there has become an increased public awareness of the threats facing our trees. -
The Field Studies Council do some well priced courses and there are some good videos on youtube also
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Learning the differences between Pines, Cedars, Cypresses, Redwoods, Firs, Spruces, Larch etc is quite straight forward and easy, differentiating the sub-species is much harder though. An ID book is the much better way to go, spend £25 on a good rather than around £100if not more on a course, also field ID's are much better learnt in the field than a class room. If you can go to Kew, Westenburt, Bedgebury or somewhere similar where they have fantastic collections of conifers with tree ID tags on as well
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The industry standard for inspection is the PTI which has entry requirements (detailed above) and PI insurance can be acquired without the PTI (dependant on insurer) but only if you have a qualification such as a L5 or L6 course. These courses cover a lot of the required information for surveying and are aimed for a management or consultants level. Not having an L3 qualification the providers may not allow you on the course. BUT.... Having the qualifications alone does not make you a good surveyor; in the same way having CS tickets doesn't make you a good tree surgeon. It's about experience and understanding of the tree; essentially being able to see the same tree with the same conditions being in a number of different situations and being able to make appropriate recommendations and being able to convey that to the client.
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Leave it to die gracefully, mature apple trees are very important ecologically
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<p>Firstly I think the fact of the day thread is one of the best and most informative on the forum, thanks for starting that.</p>
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<p>Secondly, I read your wordpress page and saw the post on crown dieback of Lawson Cypress. I don't know for certain if it affects Lawson's Cypress as it does Monteray cypress and leilandii but could it be Seridium Canker which causes dieback?</p>
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The black exudate is most likely phytophthera alni, alders don't get kretzschmaria deusta and doesn't look like that in the early stages. The epicormic diverts energy and nutrients and can look unsightly but isn't the end of the world for the health of the tree
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Watch this training video first before using, very informative [ame] [/ame]
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I've seen daffodils coming up in London and Beech and Hornbeam buds look like there about to burst open
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Was it Bartlett's by any chance who did the survey? Sounds similar to the reports I've seen them do not too far from your area
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Thanks, I'll try that as well.
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I have a question about becoming an AA Registered Consultant. This is the level that I am aiming towards becoming but wanted to know if members here think it's worth it. This isn't a dig at the AA or me being cheap but the total cost from AA membership, the assessment fees, annual scheme management fees as well as CPD costs looks to be well over £1000 per year. Which is a lot of money. I know that as a top level consultant you need to be up to date and the forefront of the industry and that money spent would be made back from a few reports but I know of plenty of consultants who aren't registered consultants but are still at a very high level. Any thoughts would be appreciated! Thanks,
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It no longer seems to exist
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Based on those cracks and decayed areas I'd watch out for bats as well
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I've seen it before, I don't know if it is directly related but the trees I have seen it on have seiridium canker that affects leylandii, Monterey cypress etc. Look to see if there is any dieback in the canopy.
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FdSC, TreeLife, BSc, level 3, level 4, 5, 6? arrgh!
Betula replied to diervek's topic in Training & education
Having done the FdSc the entry requirement was an L3 in a related subject and relevant experience. It is very intensive on the plant science. Also based on my own experience I would recommend getting at least two to three years worth of industry experience under your belt before doing the FdSc, to make it more worth while but also with understanding it. -
The worst I ever experienced was a mother pushing a pram through our work area while pollarding some limes in Watford. Joggers and cyclists don't want to brake their pace and people are just lazy
