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AJStrees

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  1. This is what the article says. There are some photos and videos. A total of 250 trees have been saved by applying enriched biochar to the roots by Geo-Injector since 2017. Apex Soil Solutions, the Ringwood-based tree health business, has successfully treated 250 trees using its deep-soil Geo-Injector and Carbon Gold’s enriched biochar products, Tree Soil Improver and Tree Fertiliser, since collaborating in 2017. Biochar is a porous, high-carbon form of charcoal that improves the structure, aeration, water-holding capacity and nutrient retention of soils of all types, and provides the perfect refuge for beneficial microbiology. Carbon Gold’s Tree Soil Improver is enriched with mycorrhizal and Trichoderma fungi, seaweed and wormcasts and trees treated with it have been shown to be resistant to pests and diseases including ash dieback, honey fungus, acute oak decline and horse chestnut leaf miner in third-party controlled trials. The 250 treated trees, which were suffering from problems ranging from leaf miner to blight, have all returned to full health. Martin Saxon, CEO at Apex Soil Solutions, says, “As a tree surgeon, it seems crazy how little we’re actually taking trees down these days. We’re taking the arb world by storm with Carbon Gold’s enriched biochar and our unique application method, the Geo-Injector. We’ve treated 250 trees, each backed by a money-back guarantee, and every single one of them is standing strong today. “We knew going in the science was strong thanks to all the research into Carbon Gold’s products. Combined with the perfect application method, it’s a game changer.” The Apex deep-soil Geo-Injector is a high-tech decompaction tool that drills up to 1.2 metres into the soil around the base of a tree, blasts pockets in the soil around a tree’s roots using pressurised air, and backfills the cavity with enriched biochar. James MacPhail, Commercial Director at Carbon Gold, says, “This is a great milestone for Apex, we’re really impressed with their results. The Geo-Injector is an excellent non-invasive way to apply enriched biochar to the roots of trees without disturbing top-soil or exposing roots, and it has paid dividends in terms ofthe number of trees we’ve managed to save together. “We think this technology, combined with enriched biochar, is the next big step in professional arboriculture.”
  2. I think olives can handle up to about -12c then give up the ghost at that point. I planted a fairly big one back in 2006 nice girth to it and she has survived since then in a garden bed. Doing really well this year after the hot summer.
  3. Saw this on the Pro Arb mag website. Has anyone used the Biochar injection system? Seems like another potentially great product. I think tree conservation is getting better and better all the time for care of veterans. Anyone else agree with that?
  4. Morning. Haven't done a lot of Olive Tree Pruning. However have got the Tony Kirkham Essential Pruning Techniques book which describes how to prune pretty much everything and when to do it. He says Early Summer for best pruning time. Though he also says they are very hardy plants and can take a bit of a beating when it is not too cold. If you have any way of getting hold of his book its pages 235-237. Very useful book and has pretty much everything in it.
  5. Yes it was a great day and very interesting stuff. I hope to get some things like that occurring on the Estate I work at, with the hope to improve the tree population and improve the veteran trees we have. Some fantastic trees up there on the heath. We arrived by train and GPS took us through the back of the woods first so I saw this on my way to the meeting at 11am. I was already impressed by then. I have started looking at the vetcert videos and papers. Will continue to study those. If one of the veteran tree management days comes along, I will surely attend.
  6. I have started listing trees on the Ancient Tree Inventory and went to an Ancient Tree Forum event recently on Hampstead Heath. Anyone out there done a veteran tree management course or some such? I am located in the South East so hoping to find somewhere that does this around here. I think veteran or ancient tree conservation is becoming or has already become a major concern. I would like to get more involved in this area. If anyone wants to post pictures of ancient trees and their whereabouts on this forum, then please do. If I may be so bold. I have attached photos of a veteran Common Beech (Fagus Sylvatica) at Hampstead Heath woods. Not ancient but nice and old. I think it is important to bring up public awareness on this subject so that we can keep our most valued trees in tact for hundreds of years or more. There is a lot of technology out there being used to ensure some of our most valued trees do continue to live long and prosper.
  7. Nice! I want to go to Bedgebury. There is a lot of it about!
  8. In response to Ratman, I am studying the subject of fungi at the moment and think it is a fairly deep subject. But pretty interesting. One thing I found interesting though is the number of fungi, beech trees can get. European Beech (Fagus Sylvatica) only lives an average of 200 years which seems quite incredible considering the size of some of them.
  9. I downloaded the TMA fungi app last night. Just what I need. Brilliant help with id and also for when I am out and about.
  10. On the root area of a Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) I am quite sure this is another form of Cauliflower Fungus (Sparassis Crispa)
  11. Anyone know what this bracket might be on this Pinus Sylvestris? Phellinus Pini? or something else?
  12. Had the opportunity to get to nearby Windsor Great Park. This Oak looked particularly interesting
  13. Yes, leaving it at the moment. Its a fairly old and nice wildlife habitat tree with bees, birds and such. Potentially owls as well. Would be interested to know whats inside it though.
  14. Is it the beef steak fungus? Interesting shape and colouring, does look aged. Fistulina Hepatica. Good to know. We had a different shape and colour of the same on the base of a sweet chestnut last week.
  15. Will check it out, never was able to download the arbtalk app. So this sounds like it could be a winner. Thanks.
  16. The first two are both fungi I photographed this week in a smaller state, they have since evolved into much larger mushrooms. The third is on the base of a large old oak and the slime flux (wetwood) is running down the trunk of another old oak.
  17. I attended the Ancient Tree Forum event in Hamsptead Heath today. Fantastic walk and also fantastic trees. I thought I would share a few.
  18. Jolly good, thanks for that. I was going to say that, but thought it best to check first. It has appeared at the base of one of our more mature Sweet Chestnut trees. Good to know, thanks.
  19. Looks to me like the first one is honey fungus, second not sure, third obvious. Any idea on the second one?
  20. Yeah, this is the honey fungus we had growing at the base of the weeping willow
  21. some more fungi
  22. Yes I think the soil is very fertile here and he seems to like it a lot.
  23. Oh I see! Yes well let's hope that isn't too soon. I thought I would pop in a couple of shots of the Monterey we planted in 1997. Its already pretty big. Seems healthy now though.
  24. incredible timber production. Huge trees.

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