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Thanks David I'll suggest a reduction

What fungi is this? And what would you suggest as course of action? Thanks

Yeh I thought it might be mainly cosmetic

How and why is this wire bracing done on yew trees?

Thanks Paul for the link and sorry for being a bit vague but yes I guess I was just asking what I need to see from the customer in order to go ahead with works.

Thanks for the replies. The customer says its his land but also says he "has a mate on the council and his solicitor says if he doesn't hear off the council for a month he can go ahead" but that isn't very reassuring to me. I have checked with the LA planning who are in charge of the trees as there is no TO, they have told me that there 'doesn't seem to be any TPO's on that road but said it could be a conservation area' so they don't seem to be very clued up themselves. If it is some kind of conservation area what should be my course of action? It just seems odd that a large sycamore in the middle of the town doesn't have some kind of restriction on it, but like I said I haven't done any very public work until now so just wondering what the normal course of action is when asked to do a job like this especially if the customer or the council are slightly unsure themselves.

I have been asked to take down a large Sycamore in the middle of a local town. However there is no Tree Officer in this area so it has to go through the planning department. This is the first time I've been asked to remove a tree in a town centre so I'm not completely sure of the protocol. How should I go about this? What do those of you who do this regularly usually ask to see (works to trees forms etc) or contact? Any help much appreciated

1 distinct brown patch on this hedge. Is this aphids?? I've seen patchy hedges before but usually spread throughout the hedge this is only in one place though. Any ideas or advice on best course of action be much appreciated. Cheers

Thanks Stephen, just sorting out my kit for it today. Looking forward to it!

Are the novice, expert and premier categories of the 3ATC all on the same tree?

Thanks Macaulay, just used it, very handy to know about. I'll use it to check any I find from now on.

Thanks Steve, there must be a few good ones out there, but taking the time etc to find one I agree that new or at least from somewhere where you've got some kind of re-course is best in the long run.

I'm in a similar situation, it seems that most sellers under 5k are hiding something. It's so hard to trust anyone. Full service history is hard to find. The best way is knowing the person you are buying off especially if they are local and established as they (hopefully) don't want to tarnish their reputation.

I'm looking to buy a transit tipper but don't have a lot to spend. I'm not bothered about how it looks just that its got a few years left in it and will do the job. I know you can't expect much for under 5-6k but reputable garages and dealerships don't tend to sell anything under 8-10k, so it ends up being a case of "who to trust" on places like 'treebay'. Just wondering if anyone has advice on buying used tippers? What to ask about etc? Or should I just limp along for a while until I have more to spend?

I did various jobs as growing up trying to find a way to make money and be (reasonably) happy, including office jobs.sales etc and I realised that I enjoyed working with my uncle in my free time cutting trees whether I was getting paid or not. The feeling of being outdoors the excitement watching trees being fell etc is what made me want to be there. Now that I do it for a living I realise it has its ups and downs but as jobs go, at least in my experience, it's the happiest I've been and it seems to hold my attention. Like Mick said when it becomes a bit mundane there is a lot of satisfaction in the business side of it. I like being able to solve problems for people and provide a service.