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That’s amazing. Thank you I think we have found the culprit.

I’d say Wingnut as well. Been years since I geld one but the timber and yellow grain looks similar

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Fair enough. Won’t argue with that.

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).

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.

First of all. No a cherry tree won’t continue to grow once you cut it down to that level unless it’s magic. I am struggling to understand the argument here. The chaps who cut it down are now saying it’s coming back and the roots are a problem for an neighbours house? Why wound the company who cut it down now turn round and say it’s not enough?

Pretty much mate. I have a 2019 Hilux all the mod cons like you. The stop start shit drives me mad and I like the ac on to bypass it because if the ac is on it can’t stop the engine and if I take the ac off I forget to push the button to stop this happening. The issue I have with the stop start rubbish is that it cut out in me once at some lights and I couldn’t get it going again. Spoke to a friend of mine who said it’s knackering the battery and the starter motor so stop using it. Fine not a problem. I have a DPF warning light that should come on when the DPF needs sorting but in 3 years it’s never come on. However one of my transits (2012) is a nightmare for the DPF, I need it re-gened every 6 months and it drives me nuts. Im in Bristol and have a clean air zone coming in so I’m thinking of getting rid of that van and getting a new 7.5 tonne canter to replace it because if it’s causing me issues and I can’t drive into the centre anymore with it what’s the point. I would say all this new diesel rubbish is a pain in the arse but it’s not caused me as many issues as everybody else by the sound of things. Not sure if that’s because it’s a Hilux or just because I got lucky. Has any one else had issues with the DPF on a modern Hilux?

Not one but many, as a child biology fascinated me

To be completely honest I think that there isn’t really an issue or at least not one that hasn’t been going since the dawn of time with this. Yes our travelling friends will steal work from us, so what. It’s only when they steal my tools that I give a shit. Most my customer will happily pay an acceptable price provided I do a professional job. Yes this has become an issue recently due to cost of living but generally I have enough work to keep me busy, pay my bills and have a holiday. I agree with Mick, who cares if someone doesn’t consider me a skilled professional, if they pay then great if they don’t then I’ll kick off. And yes big site clearance jobs might not think you as a company or a climber have talent but they have picked you to do the work because either you have given them the best price or all you paperwork and H&S is in order. Those big companies aren’t going to have someone from a caravan site come and do the work because they are not professional. As far as I’m concerned I do the quote get the job, do a good job, tidy up properly and get a call back next year. All good.

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Change the filter. Still got an issue sythen the fuel through. Still got an issue take the tank off clean out and put back. The last one is a pain in the arse but can be done but I would say if crap got in the tank then that’s probably where the issue lies, all the rubbish falls to the bottom of the tank and sits there blocking the lane. If you blow down the fuel line back in to the tank this will clear it for a time but the problem will keep coming back until the crap is out of the tank. Hope this makes sense.

I loose at lease 1 thing every morning. I have taken to attaching my pickup keys to myself with a lanyard so I don’t put them down in the yard and spend half a hour chucking stuff off shelves and making the whole place a mess as I hurry out. But my coffee mug never seams to go astray, priority’s I guess.

Absolutely mental.

I do agree with you Joe. To an extent. The issue is not that you probably won’t cut yourself and believe me I have never had a near miss next to my leg ever but from an business owners point of view if the accident did happen when you didn’t have chainsaw trousers on it would be a HSE dream. I called a job off tomorrow because I don’t think it’s fair to make the lads where full kit in this heat but have rebooked in a load of trimming on Tuesday so they can wear shorts all day. I’m not having a go I’m just saying from my point of view I’d be panicking all day that there would be an accident and I wouldn’t have a leg to stand on. Not only that I use my knees all the time to climb trees and they would be pretty battered if I wasn’t wearing chainsaw trousers.

I use a SJ3 and have done for the last couple of years now. Wouldn’t change for anything else. I didn’t really use the ZZ but know a few guys who use them and love them. I went from a VT to a SJ3 and would not have done it if it wasn’t for me getting nightmare tennis elbow pains and thoughts I’d give it a go. My tennis elbow disappeared quite literally over night and I have only had the odd spout of it since when I do a few days of leggy reduction work. If I have a job that really requires a second line then I just put a VT on that and use it as little as possible. But knots do have a place and are still used daily by me when rigging or felling. I absolutely have a boner for a double bowline as a midline knot for pulling trees over. I’ve never had to struggle to undo that knot and am still to this day flabbergasted I haven’t considering I’ve had to put scaff bars on the winch to get so heavy back learners over.

As others have said more information is needed really but if the trees are large and we’re there before the houses the argument the LA has is you brought the house knowing the trees were there. They are not going to allow the trees to be removed without good evidence the roots are causing an issue and a bit of uplifted driveway won’t be enough. You’ll need to get a tree report done which won’t be cheep and might not have the outcome you are hoping for. If light is an issue you could always look at putting in an application to thin and reduce the crowns of the trees but they are not going to allow a fell because your living room isn’t a sun trap unfortunately.