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  1. Chris at eden
    It was recommended practice during the 1800s and early 1900s. I still hear gardeners say it and I have seen it written on RHS online publications. It was obviously rubbished notably by Shigo but it was noted before that by other scientists but they couldn’t dissect trees properly before chainsaws became available.
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    Sligo said you can prune anytime of year as long as pruning cuts are good. Spring can be a problem for trees that are prone to silver leaf disease such as cherry. Plus, energy reserves are low after leaf flush. There is a lot of debate about pruning time and as I said, lots of info still recommends winter but you said it yourself, no wound response in winter. You can find references for both options but we had this conversation when I was doing my level 6 and it was concluded that summer is best phonologically. if you prune properly though it’s all pretty irrelevant apart from issues such as silver leaf. If you wack the top out of mature trees and leave 15” diameter cuts it doesn’t matter when you do it, it’s bad. Yeah most will regrow but they will look rubbish and be defective. If you focus on target pruning and minimise cut sizes it’s unlikely to be an issue.
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    The wound response of deciduous trees in the winter is zero. No CODIT, no occlusion of the wounds. Plus, the vast majority of decay fungi sporulate in the autumn so fungal spores are high. Risk of colonisation is at its greatest in the winter and lowest in the summer. In general pruning is best in summer. That whole pruning in the winter is about 40 years out of date but still something peddled out by gardeners. The RHS still recommend flush cutting. Bleeding from pruning isn’t a big issue. It’s more to do with cut sizes and positioning, I.e. target pruning.
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    You can’t really prune it out as there will be nothing left of the tree. You could try the plant health care approach to boost vitality and the trees ability to cope. Removing competing vegetation, mulching, biochar, etc. By the way, the best time to prune deciduous trees is in the summer.
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    Must be as I can see them on the iPad. It’s a strip of helical necrotic bark on the main stem with a bit of coral spot.
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    I’m not sure about the apprenticeship but I can’t recommend the ABC courses via tree life highly enough. The amount of learning you do is unbelievable. Just life changing. It’s a lot of work though. Pretty full on so you need to be able to commit.
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    Spot on. The levels thing is a bit weird. I found the structural damage unit (L7) easier than most of the other units including the selection and planting one (L5). It’s a higher level but it’s facts and figures, very analytical which I find easier than the more wholly units. Just the way I think I suppose. The independent research project (basically a dissertation) is hard until you get going and then it just steam rollers. It’s hard to start though and is easily the hardest unit. It’s mandatory for the L6 dip, but only optional for the L6 cert which is another big difference.
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    The award, cert and dip are not levels. They are the size of the qualification. The overall qualification is run at level 4, one up from A level. The award, cert and dip are the number of units. One of the units in the L4 is delivered at L5 also. Same with the L6, one of the units is delivered at L5 and another at L7. The L5 unit is the same one at L4 and L6. I’m not that familiar with the L4 as I did L6. At L6 you do 4 units for the cert and 8 for the dip. I did 8 units for the dip. The 8 is what makes it equivalent to an honours degree. But the cert (4 units), is still a full qualification. It’s a full L6 cert. Just not equivalent to a degree with honours. I would personally only go with a provider if you have the option to build up the qualification to dip if you want to after you do cert.
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    What is the purpose of the survey? DBH isn’t an Arb measurement. It’s forestry and is measured at 1.3m. Arb measures at 1.5m. Growing trees in a nursery they measure at 1m.
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    It is converted panel vans as far as I know. The whole point is that you can stealth camp without folk knowing. They would hear me snoring so it’s not for me. I like the idea of overlanding in a converted defender though out in the wilderness though. Africa, the arctic, that sort of caper.
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    Tree officer at the council.
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    And the rest. Fines for wilful destruction have been unlimited on summary offence since 2015.
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    No you don’t need consent as long as you don’t damage or destroy the tree in the process. As someone else said you should use a cambium saver. It’s worth letting the TO know as well in case they get a call from a neighbour.
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    Those terms are used as they are defined in law. Lopping and topping from the highways act. You are not prosecuted for topping though. It’s either wilful damage or wilful destruction. So did the topping damage or destroy the tree. They would have to show that the prosecution is in the public interest as well. They could argue that an unnecessary crown reduction is damaging to visual amenity which realistically it usually is in my opinion. In short, crown reduction is not exempt works.
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    You can’t hide cameras to catch people. Can’t remember the act, RIPA maybe. But if you do it covertly you can’t use the evidence in court. You could put cameras up but you would need signs telling people. Then they either obscure number plates or tip somewhere else. I’ve been in the CCTV room at my old local authority (trees are a problem for CCTV) and it’s a pretty big set up. It’s not just putting up the cameras it’s having the budget to manage it.
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    I’ll give you an example of sad. I used to have one resident that used to phone me to say her neighbour was cutting down his TPO trees. When I got there he would be mowing the grass and she didn’t like the noise but knew I wouldn’t come out for that. She wanted all their trees out but obviously that didn’t happen. Then she would complain when he pruned his shrubs. When I explained that only the trees were protected she would make a formal complaint to the chief exec and MP. She would say I had said all sorts of stuff but I always backed it up with an email or letter so I’d just send the emails to the MP saying ‘no, this is what I said’. After a while though you end up with a lot of history and you have to keep sending it to various people and it just gets more and more complicated. Most people are fine but you get probably about 6-8 people who just take up all your time. Then folk think council’s aren’t doing anything but they just get tied up with nonsense.
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    I agree. I quite like the smoke and smell when walking down the canal in the winter. I suppose some folk don’t though.
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    They did but it’s hard to get legal to take it on. It has to be a slam dunk as councils can’t afford to lose cases due to the costs.
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    Council’s do enforce fly tipping. Problem is, fly tipping is a criminal offence so the odds are staked massively in favour of the defendant. They pretty much need to find smoothing with personal details in the rubbish.
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    You’d be surprised. When I worked as TO the public used to report all sorts of stuff to me. Not just TPO stuff.
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    You may need to get it assessed using a specialist device such as a Picus Tomo-Graph if the decay is not visible externally. Most companies don’t have the device so if you need assistance with this I am happy to quote depending on where you are. Or if you are too far I can try to help you find someone more local with the equipment if needed. It’s nice to see someone who does want to fell at the first sign of trouble. It may be that you already have it sorted but the offer is there. There is a cost implication though to managing trees with fungi in terms of ongoing inspection and maybe pruning. Cheers Chris
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    Ps. In some of the colder areas work is seasonal due to the snow.
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    Arbjobs.com is a good place to start. They have a couple advertised at the moment in Canada. They can supply you with info on visas or at least they used to but you have to sort it yourself. I don’t think it’s rocket science though. Good luck.
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    You do not need a report for dead trees. The requirement for a report is part of the application process when the statement of reasons says that works are required based on health and safety. Dead trees are exempt. You submit a five day notice and the LPA go out and check.
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    I’m based about 5 miles outside of Wolverhampton. I have a batch of 5 jobs down south beginning of next month all for the same client. Furthest one is Dover. Then I have a couple of jobs for another client in Chester the week after. I have never done Cornwall or Scotland but I probably would for the right client especially if there is a few together or in the same direction. I don’t do it for everyone but if it’s someone that’s sending me £10k a year I try to help them out. I do surveys though so it’s a bit different. I go in a transit courier with minimal equipment. Not the same as dragging a chipper, saws, and 3 other lads down there with me. I quite like seeing different places as well.

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