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Thesnarlingbadger

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  1. Ahh thanks for the reply’s. 
     

     Yeah it’s been topped before. I will go with what customer wants but would be nice to try and leave half a shape in it if I can. Think the poles might have to come out for some of the lower limbs. 😳
     

     Cheers guys

  2. Sorry about the MIA, been spinning plates all bloody week. Thank you Mick I think you have whacked the screw on the noggin.

     

     To be honest I’ve beaver come across one in my life.

     

     The next question is (and I’ve got a sneaking suspicion what the response may be) can you hack these trees back. The customer has asked if it can be pollarded. I have said I have no idea but will find out. The tree has been heavily topped in the past by a previous homeowner. But to me it would feel like a real shame to leave a rare (to my area) tree slapped back to stubs.

     

     Thank you. Always a useful wealth of wisdom. 

  3. Hi all,

     

     I have looked at a job and am still uncertain of the tree. The ack is I have only seen the tree in winter and have a couple of hazy picture of the tree I. Summer time from the client. I’ve been doing this job for 17 years now and have only ever worked on dead or young elms. 
     

     At first I thought Salix caprea, then thought nope that’s not right. So I was thinking wingnut once the customer sent a photo through.

     

     Someone else who looked at the job said elm straight away but the customer was unsure. 
     

     No TPO in place so can’t find the tree on records anywhere.

     

     Anywho I wondered if I could get a distinctive answer for some of the let’s say more experienced lot on here.

     

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     Thank you as always albtalkers. 

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  4. If you put the body in the rungs of a set of ladders on a van roof and have a ratchet strap over them I can’t see them going anywhere. But I would say you are basically advertising a bit of kit to our five finger discount friends by displaying them on show. 

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  5. I always make sure it’s clear ahead drop down to 2nd or 1st and keep a steady 15/20mph. Never failed me yet but famous last words and all that. Drove through one last week in the pickup and was thinking halfway through that I might have made a big cock up but the hilux palled through. Saw a mini going the other way and committed. Didn’t see the outcome but it was up above my tyres so he probably went for a swim. 

  6. Hi people,

     

     Looked at this tree back in the summer. Put down as hornbeam on the quote and didn’t thing twice about it as the leaves were as hornbeam as you could get.

     

     Went out to reduce it last week and it’s definitely not a hornbeam but has the same buds as a hornbeam only maybe slightly darker (almost like a prunus padus). It’s definitely not a prunus.

     

     I am at a loss because the bark screems sorbus or prunus and the leaves and buds and overall form are telling me it’s Carpinus.

     

     Unfortunately I don’t have any photos of it in the summer but I have got the bud and bark pictures below.

     

     Any help would be appreciated as always.

     

     Cheers

     

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  7. Hi People,

     

     Hope everyone is well and enjoying life.

     

     I’ve been meaning to do this for a while but have (as always) left it until the last minute. 
     

     I’m looking for climbers and ground staff on a Subby basis to do a couple of days a week.

     

     We are a small/medium sized company who carry out the standard commercial/domestic work. We have got some nice takedowns and reductions in the next couple of months if that’s your bag and if not have plenty of the standard pruning and trimming jobs on.

     

     Work has gone manic since September as. It always does and I was planning on jumping the gun and organising extra staff a bit beforehand but got wrapped up with other things.

     

     If anyone is looking for work in the Bristol area let me know and I’ll get you in to see how you get on. Work is on a day rate and I’m happy to discuss this with anyone looking for work and rates will relate to experience and work ethic.

     

     There is work for all levels of the industry and I just ask that people are honest about their skill set.

     

     Tickets and experience are generally required but happy to have newbies come in and ground if anyone is thinking about a career in the industry. Also transport is no essential but will certainly make your life easier getting to the yard in the morning as we are based a little way out of Bristol. 

     

     If you are interested or know of anyone who may be best way to get me is on my mobile 07725 951006 (if I don’t pick up leave a message or drop me a text and I’ll get back to you) or you can email me at [email protected] 

     

     Thanks guys

     

          Eric

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  8. As Mick and Steve have said it would need an on site inspection.

     

     The co-dominant stems with included bark is certainly a concern. I would say at a minimum it would require a crown reduction and possibly a brace installed. 
     

     hart to tell from the marking on the main stem but could be a number of things. Possible canker or just some staining from water run off from the tight union. 
     

     I would say get a survey done by a professional and see what they suggest. If the tree is a hazard and in need of work then the TPO on the tree is irrelevant. But if the tree needs to be removed then you may have to replace it which would mean planting a tree within 5 metres of the original. The size/specification will be up to the tree officer and what they see fit.

     

  9. The simple fact of the matter is the people

    ranting and raving have no idea what they are talking about.

     

     The reason for veteranisation of trees is to create a habitat for wildlife within these trees. We have around 15,000 ancient trees noted in the uk and they are dying and being lost quicker than they are replaced. If we do noting and leave trees as they are then the ancient trees will die out and there will be a gap in habitat for that wildlife that depend on these trees in decline. Leave a gap and these insets and other wildlife will become extinct and will be no more, this will have a knock on effect to other wildlife and we will see a rapid decline in species. Quercus app. are particularly important here as there are lots of species of wildlife that are directly to oak.

     Ok I get from a outsiders point of view they might think that it’s vandalism and I didn’t see the episode but I would say that the general public should be educated a bit more when it comes to these sorts of things. 
     

     I’ve had people go awal with me in the past when I have been ripping out limbs with winches. But usually after explaining to them what we are doing and the reasons why they are really happy and think it’s great.

     

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  10. Had someone 5 months back hand me £6500 cash at the end of a week long job which was short of the vat. 
     He basically said to me that he wasn’t going to pay the vat as it would cost him more and it wouldn’t make any difference to me. 
     I politely explained to him that I wouldn’t except that and that if he had discussed this with me sooner I could have taken parts off the job to bring the cost down.

     He got annoyed and told me to pay my staff cash instead and they they would prefer that anyway 😂.

     After explaining overheads, mortgages, other costs that need to be above board and the simple fact it was completely illegal he finally gave in and took the money back and said he would do a transfer.

     I got paid for this last week.

     The house/estate this guy lived in was a good couple of millions worth.

  11. 11 hours ago, Dan Maynard said:

    I've heard of auxin as a rooting powder but not sure how it would work mixed with the soil. Seems it can inhibit root elongation if there's too much around, anyway.

    Yes auxins are used for plant growth, they promote cell decision and in turn help with primary growth. But I can’t find anything out about them being used in a tree pit specifically. Or any other ameliorate either.

     I guess that might be what they are getting at is the roots will be stunted by excessive concentration of auxins and the shoots above ground grow more rapidly leaving the tree unsuitable. 
     

     Cheers 

  12. 12 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

    I would be very, very careful with tool insurance at the minute.

    I sacked mine off because I don’t think it’s worth it.

    Yeah I’m close to not using it. The issue would be if the chippers and stump grinders got pinched then I’d have to by kit like that again. I think I would just jack instead. 

  13. I’m with trust at the moment. It’s fleet and multi driver around £1500 for 2 truck and a newish hilux. Have not had a claim with them for this but had to claim with them after a break in a couple of years back. £20k saws/climbing kit as some other bit paid out fairly quickly but it was during the pandemic so I was waiting of supply of the tools (not trust’s fault).

     

     I swapped insurance over to arborisk when I got my renew and halfway through this year they emailed me to say that my kit wasn’t insured for the fall cost unless I pay them more. I was livid so am going back to trust or using NFU next time as I’ve never in my life been asked to pay an insurance company more money halfway through the year because they have decided to up their prices. 
     

     It does seem that every endurance company at the moment has just decided they can charge what they bloody like and expect us to pay. 

  14. Hi people,

     

     Just looking for a bit of advice.

     

     I am doing my level 4 at the moment and as part of my planting selection and design have been asked to list the benefits and disadvantages of each of the following soils ameliorates when added to the backfill when planting a tree in a tree pit. The ameliorates are auxins, mycorrhizae, sugars, biostimulants and hydrogels (which are all mentioned briefly in BS8545 but without any pluses or minuses) plus any others I can add.

     

     I have looked online and can find what each of these is used for in relation to the tree but can’t specifically find anything on the benefits or disadvantages when added to a tree pit. 
     

     There is one article on the arb association website that specifically looks at peat but this is of little use. Everything else I find is basically saying there are no proven benefits to the amelioration of soil in tree pits so the only disadvantage I can really see is wasted cost. 
     

     If any one can point me in the right direction with this one I would be really grateful. As I have wasted at least 4 hours looking for something.

     

     I get the benefits of these things but not specifically in tree pits.

     

     Thanks in advance.

     

     Cheers Eric

  15. Just now, rbx1453 said:

    By the way I just spoke to my mother to clarify something. My mother said that the tree roots have grown into the neighbour's garden and they are sprouting new trees. Do tree routes sprout new trees like some sort of hivemind? My botanical knowledge has reached its limit. I am honestly confused now, because I have been told here that the tree is dead and can no longer grow roots.

     

    (copied and pasted as I originally asked this to another person here)

    Right so you have suckers growing from the roots. Unusual for a cherry tree I would say but as drippy said keep mowing over them and eventually it will give up the ghost. In layman turns there is a fair bit of stored energy is a trees root system. Once that tree is cut down it will sometimes find a way to keep going (growth from the root system) although I haven't seen this on a Cherry before. The tree is dead essentially but is trying to grow by putting out suckers. Your mother is fine and can not get in trouble even if she is watering the trunk ever day (unless you have a hosepipe van in your area).

  16. 1 minute ago, rbx1453 said:

    Because the estate agent told them that it was still growing, and the neighbours were complaining about it. So the guys obviously didn't want to accept that because then they'd have to work more for free to finish the job they were paid for, so they blamed my mother for causing it to continue growing roots by watering it.

    Right I’m with you now. So bollocks. It is not still growing if it’s a cherry tree so end of discussion. I don’t know if anyone else hear has had a different experience but in the 16 years of doing my job I have never seen a cherry tree come back from a fell. 

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