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Posts posted by treesrus
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the collins tree guide - i have two , one at home and one in the truck - good for tree id and general info. but for more serious stuff, try 'the body language of trees' by Mattheck & Breloer, (ISBN 0-11-753067-0). and also 'diagnosis of ill-health in trees' by Strouts & Winter,( ISBN 0-11-753545-1).
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but it also depends on what is in the immediate neighborhood, am i surrounded by development, or is it a woodland edge. With a woodland backdrop, my favourite tree is Quercus coccinea, with a Davidia involucrata, and a Magnolia Grandiflora.
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bad news, mate. mine got stolen a year back, (199,992 miles on the clock), it was found a week later wrecked, been used to rob some bikes of a farm, police knew who it was but no prints or DNA. gutted.
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looks like your hinge is slightly off, suggests maybe the tension was released in the upper half fractionally earlier than in the lower half.
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portuguese laurel has reddish stems.
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can't see a 6m leylandii hedge being very thin, meaning whatever you are on ain't gonna reach, best get into the thick of it.
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it's only good for pallettes, crap firewood.
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not laurel, it's griselinia littoralis. but any timber burns when it's seasoned well. all the gases go up the flue, so stay off the roof!
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look real close, i bought a saw of ebay, could see the burnt guidebar, guy said he'd had it for a year and now it won't cut - looked like he'd never sharpened the chain! paid £65, got a nearly new saw, put on a new bar and chain, still using it today!
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looks a bit cluttered in places, don't be afraid to take a few limbs off back to a main branch. look for crossing branches, overlong but thin branches
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have bought oil pump for my top-handled echo on two occasions from the states, 1st time arrived ok, yesterday 2nd time royal mail wouldn't release it until paid import duty plus a handling fee - ripoff b'stards.
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you've allready got some variety, so just fill the gaps with the biggest hawthorn whips you can get.
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borrow a tirfor with a 50m wire. should give you more options for an anchor point.
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i have to admit to having used that technique BUT much lower down only to separate the root from the trunk, then used a winch to pull it out.
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cutting at A may lead to end weight loading on the lateral, whereas cutting at B or beyond would encourage bushier regrowth.
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i've been using recycled chip oil (filtered) for years with no problem.
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cocktails & drinks up a tree sounds pretty good to me!!!