spandit
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It's the tree on the left of the picture. I suppose I could chop down the large leaning stem on the left and leave the vertical bit for now. It's difficult stopping the sprouting lower down, though. There's another in the same row that I've been bud rubbing but I'm sure this spring it will go crazy again. The one on the right was just a mess and full of brambles. It was also damaging the fence. I'm leaving the one vertical stem and clearing the rest
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Judging by its neighbours, I think it will be OK. It's sprouting like mad all over anyway
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Thought that might be the case... It's not an attractive tree anyway so if it dies (which I doubt it will) I'll put something nicer in
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Got a reasonably large grey willow (18" diameter) that previously split. It's got several stems and is lopsided, partly because it's under some power lines and the utility company don't care too much for aesthetics... Anyway, it's pretty ugly and getting close to the lines again. If I get it cut down to, say, 5' tall, I'm guessing it will just start sprouting again or is this too much?
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I use a ratchet strap but I have a snatch block (pulley) for the winch so can pull round corners
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Ah, Superwinch on a Jimny
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For stock fence I have a clamp I made with a piece of scaffolding tube & angle iron bolted together. For single wire, I have to form a loop but it won't be as much tension as the buried wire
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Will it survive? (Cobnut tree)
spandit replied to spandit's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
It's a pity that I'd already had a small crop of nuts from it - going to take a while until it starts cropping again, I expect -
Pulling 2 trucks along... Don't think there is any more buried wire so I'd just be doing normal tensioning but it might be a worthwhile investment
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Think I understand - a sort of cam type arrangement?
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So I have to buy the whole set & discard the rest? Can one not buy the clamps individually? I like the look of the Speeco Farmex but they're only available in the USA
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Been busy removing loads of buried fence wire from a patch of land we're going to put pigs in. With the Jimny anchored to the Hilux and with me stood on the brake, managed to stop the winch pulling both vehicles off the hard standing (it was buried pretty deep & tree roots had grown through it). Anyway, some of the other bits had to be pulled out individually so couldn't use my tube/angle iron clamp with the winch, but resorted to wrapping the wire round the winch cable hook. I see you can buy chain wire tensioners but can one buy the clamps individually for use with an electric winch as I feel this would have saved a lot of hassle?
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Will it survive? (Cobnut tree)
spandit replied to spandit's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Hoping the hawthorn cuttings I stuck in the ground when I trimmed the hedge will also take. I think that's what "quickset" means -
Will it survive? (Cobnut tree)
spandit replied to spandit's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Happy to report that a couple of the prunings have buds on them and there is a tiny, tiny bud on the stump so hopeful that at least some of it has survived -
Apply for all 3 at the same time. Also go coterminous & get a .410
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I'm after a load of bamboo if anyone in East Sussex is digging any out
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My alder are covered in catkins. Still holding off my planting schedule until February, mind...
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Whereabouts are you? May be someone closer who will take the chippings?
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Glad you said that about cinerea - it's the predominant species here and I have a row that need pollarding every year as they're close to a power line. Trying to streamline my processing - tend to tie up bundles of twigs as faggots that I cut to kindling length once dry. Do normally end up with a big pile of brash, however
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Are these for sale?
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Before I buy any, wondered if anyone local has some rampant variety I could propagate? Can swap for osier cuttings
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You people have some odd holiday plans
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Arboriculturist Didn't have time to film it, once I'd done the risk assessment, got the necessary permissions, set up the rigging and actually began the epic struggle of truck vs. tree, a good 5 minutes had passed and my coffee was getting cold...
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Had a grey willow growing close to the foundations of my house and it needed to come down. Rather than pay one of you fat cats to deal with it, I took matters into my own hands and pulled it out with the Hilux... Reckon the base must have been at least 3" in diameter, a real monster
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I had an old Mule. It was knackered when I bought it (fool & his money) but amazingly useful. Nearly bought a new Chinese brand as they're high spec but unknown quantity & still quite a lot of money for what they are. Ended up buying a Suzuki Jimny - maybe a bit heavier off road but I feel smug when it rains! It's also heavy enough to hold a decent winch without needing a ground anchor
