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Hi Drew Attitude makes the difference - doubly so in tree work. I don’t think it matters how you get your initial CS units - everyone starts green at beginner level and you will still have to serve your time until you are competent. Obviously any work experience has value but try to get a start with the biggest / best company you can. Depending on where you live maybe expand your search to include Tyneside and County Durham. Best of luck.
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Hiya Sam - well worth checking out: TreeSource - Summerfield Books WWW.SUMMERFIELDBOOKS.COM Welcome to Summerfield Books - suppliers of new, rare and out-of-print books... Also, have a look at the AA website - they have useful info on there and you may be eligible to join for free as a student.
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Sorry - I’ll answer the question instead of spouting off from the top of my head. A potential hazard has been identified. The risk of harm needs to be assessed. I’d consider the historic length of time fungus present, with the amount of potential contact between fungus and kids, and weigh that up against all recorder instances of harm to children from fungus at the school. This will give you an idea of the actual risk. If risk deemed too high, put controls in place. still a bit spouty - but there you go.
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Ha - was it part of the brief to identify potentially harmful fungi? If you feel you have a duty of care and consider it a genuine hazard it needs addressing. I don’t / wouldn’t. It is an educational opportunity - beneficial mycorrhizal fungi with Birch etc. Needs to be processed through an animal to release hallucinogenic properties, reindeer / Laplanders etc. Very interesting.
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The bairn just now: What pine has the longest needles? Me: Hmmm maybe Pinus radiata - that’s got canny long needles. It’s a two needle........ Her: Duhr its a porcupine! Tickled me
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Are you pro felling or against? it’s difficult to tell. They don’t look particularly over-mature or dying to me.
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Now then, Atlas Cedar is my shout. Atlas - ascending, Lebanon - level, Deodar - down. Branches in pics tend to ascending to my eye, as opposed to level or down. Cones Spruce? Deffo not Cedar.
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Please help identify tree and advise
JSN replied to Martinal's topic in Tree Identification pictures
Hi Martina - from the pics it looks like a variegated poplar - probably Populus candicans ‘ Aurora’ Unfortunately the construction of your wall and driveway are not conducive to the long term survival of this tree. I fear that any remedial work to try and improve the situation will be costly, impractical and only lead to false hope. As the tree is obviously important to you it may be possible to take cuttings and grow new specimens from these. At least that way you’ll still have the same tree. I’m sorry that’s not what you want to hear. Best of luck with it all. Jim -
The gift of taxonomy is a marvellous thing! The species only relates to the particular genus that comes before it. It can’t differentiate between all the species on the planet - just those within the Oak grouping, if using the example above.
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Hi Jess - I’m confused as to why all of your posts relate to blatant local authority / housing association trees? Are you responsible for these trees in a professional capacity? What’s the crack? I don’t suppose it matters either way - it just piqued my curiosity.
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Now then - the proposed route will definitely be detrimental to the trees. Unfortunately it can take up to 10 years for the full effects of root damage to be seen in the crown. It’s obviously the cheapest / easiest route for your neighbour but not the best for the trees. If none of it is his land, I would politely suggest he reconsiders - perhaps taking then up his own drive. (Marked blue rhs of pic if I’ve understood correctly).
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Looks like Poplar to me.
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Hola - Yes - Taphrina betulina is the fungus that causes witches’ broom in birch. There’s a few different types - each one has a specific host tree species, or vice versa - if you see what I mean. An interesting natural curio.
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Now then - highly likely to be a ‘broom’ caused by Taphrina fungus but could be fasciation.
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Looking at the top pic - Lime?
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Background to the HSE decision on two rope working
JSN replied to kevinjohnsonmbe's topic in Training & education
Noo then - don’t think you have to be an aa member - all drafts are available to view / comment on aa website. -
Planting trees shrubs in confined spaces with small amount of soil
JSN replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
Could you use timber to turn it into a raised bed, increasing soil volume. Mebs plant with ornamental veg - possibly sweet peas growing up the fence. -
robinia pseudoacacia close the property
JSN replied to vesna's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
If your going to the trouble of fixing the building you may as well remove the tree for all the trouble it’s causing. At least that way it’s a permanent fix. Regardless of soil type and foundation depth - If the extension predates the tree then heave is not an issue. Who knows - felling may even fix the subsidence issues with no building work required. ? -
It’s all a bit chicken and egg, isn’t it? Whose to say which is the primary / secondary pathogen. To me it seems plausible that the basal decay was there first - held in check by compartmentalisation, supported by a healthy crown, and then Chalara infects the vascular system - weakening / killing off the crown - allowing the basal decay unhindered access to the rest of the stem. It’s highly likely to be a complex web of factors.
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Hola - I’m sorry if this sounds a bit harsh, but you really only have yourself to blame here. In that I assume you had some prior contact with the electricity board? At which point you would have had the opportunity to agree a pruning specification and access / timing of the works? Or did they just tip up on a random day and cut to a spec of their choosing? Also - you have already set the pollard and the pruning regime as back to bole every few years so there is little else arb wise that could be done. Finally - from the pics - the trees are a country mile away from the conductors and could easily have been left alone for another three growing seasons before they actually require cutting. I appreciate this isn’t all that sympathetic. Better luck next time they come.
