willjones

Reason was a little bit of everything I think,decay at the base, targets all around and in the past a large limb had failed and hit a shed when a chap was inside,he got quite abit of a whack.in regards to growth points,what if there isn't any, anywhere near the spec,what is best practice?

Today we carried out a reduction on an oak,the spec from the tree officer was to reduce the crown from around 50ft to 30-35ft,to us it seemed a little harsh.the problem we had was lack of suitable growth points,if any. We pointed this out but our manger was adamant that we follow the spec to the letter.just wanted opinions on whether you would of done it this way,if you would have called TO and pointed out the problems.and any general comments on if you think it looks any good

Could be Arbutus x andrachnoides.

I'm booking myself on to a 2 day course in the basics of hedge laying feb,obviously I no it takes a lot longer to learn a skill like this,so was wondering if anyone in the Wiltshire area would have me come along as a volunteer and let me gain some more experience, I'd be grateful for any help cheers.

Hopefully westonbert arboritum,have to apply after the1st of February .

I'm going on a 2 day course in the basics of hedge laying in a few weeks, obviously it takes a lot longer then 2 days to learn such a skill,so I was wondering if anyone in the Wiltshire area would be willing to have me tag along and keep learning/ gain some experience.cheers

I'm also planning on starting the level 4 in September through tree life, I was wondering if anyone could let me no how much extra reading/studying etc is required when at home. Cheers

Was sat at home wondering if anyone knew if any tree could be bonsai'd?.

Just wondering if anyone could give me any info on pruning a ficus ginseng,read a few things online,but a tad confused by it.

Top top bloke,he helped me pass all my current tickets,recommend him to anyone.just make sure you like huskys.

Oak tree we started today.

The oak had had 3 reductions over the last 7 years.basically a limb snapped out n hit a chap on the head.its growing in a sewage treatment works and has a chicken run all around the base,it does have a rather large cavity at the base,don't have a clue to the extent of the decay.its about 60ft,so almost cutting it in half.

No issue,was just wondering what other people's opinions are.We always picked our own ppe in the past.we all wear the same on the top half,its things like waterproofs that we've always supplied our own,mainly because we would spend a little extra n get something a bit better.

Today we had to reduce an oak,it's had work done on it before, for various health n safety reasons.This time round the tree officer wanted us to reduce down to 30 ft,this involved taking off massive limbs,leaving big wounds.there's still some canopy that will be left,but not much,I was wondering what anyone thinks will happen to this amazing tree.as you can see we have made a start in the photo.

Our new boss has recently told us that we all have to dress the same on site,we have a basic uniform,jumper and polo,but he'd like us to start wearing the same helmets,trousers and hoodies/fleece.just wondering if anyone else thinks it matters,or as long as the works being done who cares?.

I'm hopefully going to start my level 4 in Sep and was wondering if anyone could give me a heads up on reading materials,would like to get a bit of a head start over the next few months,as arb books can be quite expensive.cheers.

Saw this on a sycamore today,could anyone ident what it is for me.

Oliver menhinick died in a car accident early this year,used to live near him,he set the company up with his wife,maybe they didn't want to carry on without him.a big loss to horticulture.

81metres.

Just curious really,I can't find it in my books.

Here's more photos

Found this at work today,growing in a group of about 5 others.I was wondering if anyone out there could tell me what type it is and if it's edible.

Found this at work today,just wonderd if anyone knew what it is and if it's edible.

I didn't pick it up,just working with the lad that did.

Here's the twig as well.