Adam M

All for people planting memorial trees where demand for trees exists. It must be done on the terms of the site though. Make a list of tree species and numbers that you deam suitable for a site, kind of like a wish list. Then when people enquire, give them the list and YOUR chosen locations. You can be flexible but don't agree to things just because you don't want to upset people. Strangely enough, I don't even recall sorting any memorial trees in my time (?!?!) but have been through the process with benches millions of times (also a ranger). You could/should specify the plaque size and design (should you think plaques to be appropriate). Make sure you charge for supplying, planting and aftercare. Will you guarantee the tree for 5 or 10 years (i.e. will you replace if it fails for any reason?)??? You could do a budget version if you had space to plant a memorial woodland, where individual or groups of whips are planted by the family. Maybe you could say that for £XX they could plant or fund the planting of 9, 16, 25 (i.e. small square blocks in wider plantings) and make some sort of subtle way of being able to tell which block belongs to whom (do you want loads of plaques in a new woodland???). This would be cheap as chips to replace should there be failures. Pray it doesn't get smothered in teddies, ribbons, dangly things, bottles of MD 20/20, flowers, toys etc. I don't think I've really answered your question though!!! Species choice is pretty personal, I'd like a dawn redwood planted for me given the choice but you may want an oak. Very subjective, no right or wrong answer. If you are planting a tree, think about who will own the land it grows on in the future and whether they would want to keep it. Grab yourself some seed from a local woodland, nurture some of that for a few years then plant it back out in the woodland and watch it grow innit.

Has anyone actually used Misc Prov? I've seen a lot of people discuss it fairly confidently, but bar none, everyone seems a little unsure on how it works. ps I've not used it neither do I claim to have the fuggiest!

Nice one thank you!!!!

Hi, I've recently lost 3 mature pines in a green space by side of a fairly busy road. 2 of these heavily affected by Phaeolus. When I say lost, i mean had felled. I'm after replacing these and would like a similar species to be in keeping with the area. I've ruled out more scotties due to the prevelance in this area (also fruiting bodies recorded in rooting area of trees with no target). Are there any pines that are resistant? If not, what would you suggest as closest most suitable species?

old resinaceum?

Meripilus?

Contact JDB who I believe are from Tadley or thereabouts.

Horrible.

Yeah that was my first thought. I'm currently arguing the toss about one of these on the Wildaboutbritain forum. Curiously, the new Phillips book has a note saying that G. pfeiffei was previously noted as G. resinaceum in the previous edition, then there is no entry for G. resinaceum in the new book. Some of the doubters sound like they are claiming I think it's pfeiffei rather than real life resinaceum, telling me "oh no it won't be resinaceum as that is rare", when I can spot it from quarter of a mile away.

I find innis and gunns original has the consistency of rubber too!

How is it not tipping out?????

Sound, I'll be the drunk one with the black and tan dog that whines loads.

Yes dude, I'll be walking down there so I'll pop in!

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCMQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpublications.naturalengland.org.uk%2Ffile%2F2816659&ei=8_AEVK7RM4nQ7AazlYDoDw&usg=AFQjCNH9hGtDpPHxija8_AfVhBw_4dmPRw&sig2=5SFhhNa-Zr_arQQPFfx8VQ&bvm=bv.74115972,d.ZGU Apologies for the long download link but this is last years HLS options and capital works rates. Hedgerow maintainance is something like £56/100m for doing both sides but there is an option for doing one side. Laying is done on a per m basis, something like £7.00/m with additions for binding/staking, new planting and site prep. Section 3.1 is your best bet.

Dropping weakly attached growth resulting from the heavy pruning perhaps?

Excellent!!

Not poole but wgm in Winchester are rated. Hours drive from there.

I did mine there with Derek Brinsley, was really well organised and taught by a really good teacher. Recommended. Very good choice of biscuits too including those caramel wafers.

That will be my Christmas present to myself then. And my wife can get me the sleeping bag from the same site.

Used to get that all the time when cutting alder on the edge of a fishing lake.

Seconded

http://www.flac.uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Monograph-on-Meripilus-giganteus.pdf Interesting article from JFL. Note the second form of Meripilus, which he suggests is not linked with ill health, in fact rather than behaving parasitically, it behaves saprotrophically. Essentially, felling may be resisted. Have you see it in the root collar/roots or only at that point? Is there anything else going on? Could you improve the rooting environment?

Concreting posts in the ground is good as it means when the fence gets replaced in the future, many lols are had.

Do you know what area that was?

Oh, Geoff with his plate of chips on holiday somewhere exotic. Says he would have beaten her at the age of 6. His pic says enough.