treesrus

i use echo long reach hedge trimmers on a regular basis, great piece of kit, but not for heavy duty stuff, anything over 1cm will put a load on the blades that will lead to failure.

periwinkle (vinca minor?), or privet - not a great photo.

the unwritten law is that you do your side, they do their side, owner does the top. in most cases this is the rule, but there are a few awkward buggers out there, one time the neighbour (with steam pouring out of his ears) took photos of my truck and threatened to call the council and the police after my customer explicitly told me "don't do his side, he's an arsehole."

here's some i did a few years back;

must be localized variation - last year came accross many nests, got plenty stung including treading in one and needing a vinegar shower afterwards, but seen hardly any this year.

husky 353 for general work and felling, echo top handled in the tree.

i have several axes of unknown make.

at least with dog poo, you can see where it is. i usually find cat poo when i'm coming down the ladder.

in most cases, the SB i see butchered, are a result of the fear of trees being 'too tall'. SB are tough trees, very rare to see any broken by natural events. i will always explain that a crown lift is preferable, and that tall trees need not be feared - (if a tree didn't flex in the wind, it would break, not a good survival tactic!).

Israel is surrounded by enemies who would like that country removed from the face of the earth. It has to be strong. Any sign of weakness would lead to its downfall.

another case of mis-information - while the fact that israel should never have been created in the first place (on stolen land), all of it's neighbours now accept it's right to exist, unlike Israel itself who wants to remove all traces of palestine and it's people.

i sometimes use my long reach instead of a strimmer (nettles, dock, brambles, etc)

Morrey's nurseries, Kelsall. CW6 0SW. 01829 751342 http://www.morreys-nursery.com

up to 6mtr SB bare rooted can be purchased for as little as £20.

@tommer - while i totally agree with your view of the world, i would like to add my disgust at the murderous state of israel. while ALL atrocities should be condemned, the media play with our emotions to get political brownie points for their masters. watch Russia Today for an alternative and enlightening narative.

@hodge - while i agree that life is short, enjoy it - i worry for the future that my children will have to face.

some of the small items went for as little as £35. i was disappointed with this years event, last one i went to was about 5yrs ago, many more stalls to do with wood - wood-turners, cabinet and furniture, tools and equipment, etc. seemed to be far more food stall this year. if anyone remembers, that was the year some lady carved a lifesize flock of sheep, incredible.

yep, it's elm.

Thujopsis dolabrata

pine prob ok.

whitebeam - next time it's windy, stand under it and see if there's any root plate heave.

cherry very often terminal once the disease/rot has set in.

i've had issues with tree officers insisting that i work to BS, yet have given work to favored contractors which clearly do not follow BS. i don't see how such a large reduction is anything short of butchery, it must be a very special tree or it's blocking someone specials light/view! surely if the tree is a risk, then remove and replace. i would walk away rather than damage my reputation, there's plenty more work out there.

there must be some-one out there in need of a stumpery.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5473/9486279307_6a0bd41778_b.jpg

like this one at Biddulph Grange

any old sheets, curtains and material i can get hold of, elasticated fitted sheets are good for going over shrubs. recently bought a 20m roll of curtain material on the boot sale for £5. if they get wet i hang them out to dry. plastic tarp is too light, slightest breeze and it's a brick on each corner!

some body once told me that Norwegian telegraph posts get soaked in a mixture of bitumen and creosote which gives them a guarantee of 200years.

I like it! How are you joining it?

good question - how are you jointing it?

depends on how long it's been there and how large an area it covers will give you an idea of how deep the roots are. start of with a bi-annual treatment of glyphosate (stem injection and spray), might just do the trick.

You will need to go down about 6m, and that a lot of digging. the only way to stop it spreading is to treat it with chemicals.

agree with that, i,ve been dealing with an area that was bull-dozed in the 60's, burying knotweed to various depths. the stuff keeps showing up in different places. the only way to be sure is to dig it up all the roots and incinerate, although persistent applications of Glyphosate works quite well.

japanese larch - Larix kaempferi