Hazard Tree Assessment by Lonsdale - FREE - Get it quick

Eric Frei

Found this, goes for 7 quid usually, it's around an 8mb file and you should download it while you can. Dont know how it's on the net but worth it.

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/fcpg1...ILE/fcpg13.pdf

HTML version if ya want it. HAZARDS FROM TREES

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Sean Freeman

A good find Eric, and a great read... lovely bloke Mr D Lonsdale, was fortunate enough to spend time in his company after the ISAAC conference whilst we wisked them around some of the better significant trees around the Gold Coast. The real "eccentric professor" with a wealth of knowledge and understanding, and very willing to share ideas with others...really nice guy.

treeseer

Sounds like a good day indeed, Sean. I will try to get to know him by his writing--thanks Eric. ...in the last 10 days I've been able to hang out a bit with Neville Fay, Julian Dunster and Guy Sternberg, 3 tree gents whose work I greatly admire. THey all were willing and open to sharing their understanding with me who has a lot to learn.

Eric Frei

I thought they just felt sorry for ya.

Just kidding.

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treeseer

I think you are right.

Just spent 3 days looking at oaks that are 250+ years old with this Sternberg chap, who wrote this excellent text: https://secure.isa-arbor.com/store/N...es-P227C0.aspx

very Significant Trees. So blown away by a 270+ yr old old bur oak that in a blissed-out moment of weakness I offered to prune it for free.

Before that spent an afternoon at Harvard U's arboretum, a crazy collection, with Dunster; will post pics when I get back.

Now my battery is full again so it's back out to vid the trees in Forest Park in St. Louis MO, then downtown to see the Cardinals play the Cubs.

Eric Frei

Oh come on now Guy, we know you was measuring up that tree in cords.

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