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Hi, I came across a similar infestation some years ago on a Bird Cherry a bit smaller than the trees in your pic while dog walking, first and only time I've seen it.. the tree was covered in silk and leafless but it did actually recover and hasn't been affected since, cheers. https://butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/dont-worry-about-ermine-webs

Hi, I used to have a Griselinia specimen as a tree which thrived in an exposed coastal position and which I pruned on a few occasions, the prunings did go quite black but the tree thrived. Also I have neighbours with a Griselinia hedge in a similar position which gets cut twice a year with no ill effects. Alder is pretty much bullet proof.. if you snapped off a branch and stick it in the ground you'll get a tree in no time. Just the fact that 3 different species are affected, as you say, I suspect something else👍... do you get on with the neighbour?

Perhaps since Covid's made a departure for the time being the focus of discussion might be more productive if some of the serious oncoming issues that really aren't making the news could get some attention.. Like the up coming WHO conference with the aim gaining the power to declare pandemics, dictate policy and force mandates without any democratic vote on the subject , I believe 192 countries including GB are signed up to that. Or maybe the massive food shortages with supply chain collapses predicted to arrive soon, with many normally exporting countries right now changing their policy on that in order that they might feed their own population. I believe Italy has done this, My sister who lives there is reporting that fields all over the place that have never been previously been planted now crops growing in them whereas i don't hear anything about that being policy here... maybe someone more informed can tell me different. I totally agree with this but I think they're guilty of far worse than breaking a few covid rules and if they let things deteriorate below a certain point they're heads will be on pikes.. Just look at Sri Lanka right now to see what happens when the lights go out and there's no food.

Ok, I'll stick with what I'm used to... I'm just in principal very much against the idea of fuels and lubricants that are designed not to be able to be stored. this is a comparatively recent thing and never used to be the case.

Ok, not got the cans to hand, and to be fair I didn't realise that there are actually 3 choices from Stihl as a 4 L can lasts me quite a while, I used the red stuff for a very long time before last time buying one of the green ones.. I'd need to go to the shed to see which one. I think as I'd prefer fuel the can be stored without degrading I'd also prefer oil of the same ilk so from that point of view I'll stick with my original comment on stabilisation, I mean imaging having a tin of engine grease or countless other products destabilising while sitting on the shelf in the shed, cheers. As an edit I'd say that I've been using fuel stabiliser for years but I was only suggesting a motive for doing the same to 2T oil particularly if it's biodegradable... I don't doubt that it will perform both functions👍

I'd hazard a guess that the stabiliser is in the Super is to protect it from deteriorating while sitting on the shelf in the shed. Industry will tell you what they think you want to hear particularly if virtue signalling about so called ' greener ' products. But thanks for pointing out that the green HP Super is biodegradable.. when I finish my supply I think I'll go back to the red HP mineral oil.... I should have ' read the label ' 👍

Well the SNP have just renationalised Scotrail so we'll see how that goes...

Yep, I likes it very much... after removing a large tree from the road on a Saturday night it must taste better than ever👍

No idea, but also enjoying Tyskie... and Whiskie😄 As far a I know, up here anyway the county is responsible for 2m either side.

Had to replace the BG86 ergo spring twice in quick succession before swapping it out for the earlier parts.. only very slight hydraulic lock on a cold morning, I've never liked any kind of ' improvements ' that that become an unnecessary weak link. I can't comment on what might be the best blower but I like the vac / mulch function equally to the blower from garden maintenance point of view. And although all of the latest stuff that I've seen seems a bit fragile due to shaving away weight, as an older git I'm happy to nurse the machines and am quite thankful that they're lightweight plastic crap😁

I know exactly how you feel as I suffered a similar injury, a partial degloving of the same finger following a motorcycle accident albeit 40 years ago, which became badly infected. As the doctor came to my bed to tell me that they would have to remove my finger to save the hand he noticed a fleeting figure scoot by the open double doors of the ward and quickly chased after him and brought him to look at my festering injury, he was by chance a plastic surgeon who specialised in hand reconstruction and after a quick few seconds inspection he said " I can fix that " and within the hour I was in an ambulance on the way to his hospital, and sure enough a few surgeries and a skin graft later I was fixed, I'll always be grateful for the unlikely circumstances of chance came together for me that day. I hope you mend quickly, cheers

Jeez, did they cut you open to get at the infection, looks like you were lucky not to loose the finger or worse, all the best.

As in ringing a stem and making a reservoir for the solution with something to soak up and hold it letting it be taken in over time hopefully getting to as much of the root system as possible ? That's worked well for me with the Willows but there's always a new one pops up somewhere, nature will always find a way.👍

I've loved this Ray Charles song since I first heard Humble pie's version 50 years ago.. but I never thought about learning it till I heard JM's take... the mans been an inspiration to me since I first heard him playing and l try to take on board all that I can, and which he selflessly is willing to share. This is a good rendition but the JM3 version may be tighter if that's a thing as only 3 of them 👍

I really like the way their leaves shimmer in a breeze and nearly planted one before my neighbour's wife told what would happen, thankfully. I had the same problem with willow.. suckers everywhere, I used Glyphosate and got on top of the problem but I really don't like using the stuff.

Yeah, I agree with you but I am confused as to the manufactures vibe figures.. as they couldn't take any of the cutting info into consideration as that endlessly varies. So it's a kind of useless bit of info as most electric motors don't vibrate with enough amplitude to cause any problem... anyway enough of this, cheers👍

The full picture is complicated for sure and there are many H&S conundrums regarding tool usage👍

Yep, that's what I thought initially.. I have a cheap Chinese battery saw branded Greenworks that I bought years ago and it has such a slow chain speed that it does exactly that on small stuff, but what the m/s2 measurement is referring to on electric powered tools is the very slight vibe you can feel on any of them by just holding on and pulling the trigger. What's measured is the m/s2 acceleration after the change of direction of any oscillation no matter how small.. so I guess that's how the afore mentioned Makita saw can have a greater vibe value than some petrol saws albeit with a tiny amplitude when compared to an IC engine. The vibes of electric motors had really never crossed my mind until a few hours ago other than I know that everything that spins gets balanced, but a quick search found this if anyone's interested, cheers. I know it's from Canada but wtf, Vibration - Measurement, Control and Standards : OSH Answers WWW.CCOHS.CA How can you measure vibration? Are there methods for controlling exposure to vibration? What are some examples...

Fair enough, I suppose thinking about it everything that has moving parts will have vibration that can be measured and quantified and manufacturers are required supply the m/s squared figure. The amplitude of the vibes is probably more important, if that's the right expression.... although frequency must also be an issue. I'm sure someone else can explain this better than me.

I'd take a guess at some form of Hazel. Hazel leaf photo WP10297 WWW.WARRENPHOTOGRAPHIC.CO.UK Photograph of Hazel (Corylus avellana) leaf in late summer. Rights managed white background image.

The AV is to protect the user from the vibes of the petrol engine so not needed on electric tools.

The fence is the aluminium guide on your table that you've been using to set the size the bit of wood ends up when you're putting through the table. I'd say that what @muttley9050 meant was that if you wanted to put a straight edge on a board that's waney edged on both sides [ maybe to make a rustic shelf with a flat back ] then if you temporarily attach something known to be flat like a strip of plywood or whatever to your board, you can then use the fence as a guide for your cut... if that makes sense 👍 Oops, too late🙃

Certainly looks like Lime, but in the 1st pic looks like something else in the bottom RH corner, maybe Sycamore with some Ash above it, and maybe some Ivy in the 2nd.... maybe I'm never sure😊

I say Lime

Was just about to suggest the same as a good cheap option, plus you have the 2 year guarantee👍