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willow
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from a number of sources, the best time to prune oak is mid-late summer. tree is at it's most active, so the wounds will heal quicker.
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always good to have a spare for quick and easy climbs, not loaded down with all the clips, karibiners, strops, etc. and, like someone else said, you only got one life - keep it.
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solid wood only, don't use laminate.
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we used to call them 'space potatoes', put some sandpaper on them and stick them on the end of walking sticks. can get them off other trees also, esp. cedar - lovely scent.
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Meetings with remarkable trees, the Arbtalk version
treesrus replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Picture Forum
old age, i guess, just fell apart, the remains are still there. -
Meetings with remarkable trees, the Arbtalk version
treesrus replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Picture Forum
and this was a record black poplar i registered a few years back, sadly now gone. -
tried it many years ago, i think we had to plant 800 before getting paid, and were expected to plant 1200 or more. had to wear protective gear because of the pesticides on the saplings. worst job ever.
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i agree with goaty, trees of that age (30yrs+), will be difficult to transplant with questionable success - even if you manage to keep them alive, will take years to resettle. makes more sense to start fresh.
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not to mention jacket potatoes....
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anything will burn on a fire thats hot enough, rain or dry - get all the ash going first then add the other stuff. lay all the branches on the same way to keep it compact.
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not just woodturners - i've made some lovely cupboards from spalted beech planks. here is a spalted beech tea-light holder sitting on a spalted beech cupboard.
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do it by hand, and read up about pruning techniques. i've seen too many bad pruning jobs. magnolia reacts vigourously to pruning so care is required to achieve a good, balanced result.
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and this!
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this is how the Japanese do topping!
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had a 2.5 turbo defender for 13 yrs, spent a lot keeping on the road until it got nicked. the only good thing i can say about it is that i got a good insurance pay-out, and bought my first pajero - central locking, immobiliser, electric windows, interval wipers, air-con, AND better off road. i have heard that the jap import (pajero) is built better than the Shogun. they do have some known problems (oil leaks), now on my second one, have changed the fuel filter, and the starter motor, but otherwise defo recommended.
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it's buggered....
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now might be a bit late if the weather stays mild, best time is november. you could do it in stages, do a root trim now, to allow fresh roots to develope closer to the trunk, then lift it in november.
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ash is not big on biodiversity. it looks too close to the house which is presumably why the customer wants at least 50% gone. pollarding is o.k. if done on a regular basis, but left too long can lead to structural weakness'. it's not a particularly lovely tree, so i'm with the 'fell and replace with something more suitable' brigade.
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try one of these
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no, was told to be patient. it will gradually improve. for me, i had about 3-4 weeks of what you have now, but then got to have reasonably decent movement, but was painful when getting to horizontal - took 7-8 months to clear fully. mate of mine had it for 12 months, and another for about 6. apparently you only get it in one shoulder, and only once.
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yep, i had that a few years back, painful and takes months to heal. i have heard that there is some keyhole surgery that may fix it, otherwise you're stuck with it. i found i could do groundwork ok, but climbing was out. couldn't raise my arm above horizontal.
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what makes it worse is that birch bleeds like hell when the sap rises, which, with spring coming early, will be soon. get out there with some plastic bottles and tape - birch sap wine!
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swaying in the breeze is ok - if not, would snap, and swaying encourages girth. perhaps as an analogy, when, in forestry, a perimeter is felled, then the inner section will be vulnerable to strong winds, and this can be seen occasionally when swathes of trees come down in a storm. also if a building or group of trees are felled, those trees protected from the prevailing winds become vulnerable. also point out that the annual rings are broader on the side facing the prevailing winds. trees are economical, they do what they need to stay upright, no more than.
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why? it's a good looking oak, leave it alone.
