Welcome .....

giff

Thank you for the welcome. I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to assist in a nonprofit effort to establish a bamboo timber industry in the US? I am committed to this project and proceeding in any event, however, partners are welcome to contribute in exchange for formal recognition of contributions. I'm referring to substantive input, as I am still getting qualified as a 501(c)3 with IRS.

windthrown

That is a lofty goal, and one that will require capital, time and effort. There have been several people wanting to do that here in the PNW, growing Moso and other types of timber bamboos on a plantation scale. While it is feasible and McClure and others did a huge amount of reasearch on large scale bamboo production during WWII, there are no systems in place to process the products. Washington State U. has been doing a lot of work on boo growing and production, and they have posted a lot of their results at the anual ABS conventions (American Bamboo Society). You can look online at the ABS stuff and their related forum at: ABS - Welcome and BambooWeb - Bamboo Information and Photos

Good luck! I have a boo nursery, but I specialize in temperate bamboos for landscapes. I have been contacted by several people wanting the likes of thousands of Moso plants, but I am not on that scale. I have a few hundred plants total. I have been involved with the ABS on and off, but they and the bambooweb are more amateur than I like. I know or have met most of the larger bamboo nursery owners here in the west US. I am also amused with how little is still known about bamboo, really (in the west at least). I seem to be an "expert" at bamboo, and I have written books on specific bamboo genera, but many of my views are in contrast to many other global bamboo 'experts' out there, including many in the ABS. I guess it boils down to the fact that bamboo grows differently in different climates, and people are either passionate about bamboo or they hate it. Few are indifferent about it. For what its worth...

Quattro225

Hi I am new here

Leef

Hi back, Quattro,
I'm in southern Oregon, so we're neighbors! Lee Pelley

msburny

Just joined the community and wanted to say hello. In the near future I am needing to pick some brains. My problem is a giant oak tree and an aging septic line. I very much want to save my tree.
This is probably not the right forum so for now I will explore this site, Thanks.
Peg

second-gen_monkey

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3 years climbing training

1 year diesel mechanics school

22 years doing this --->

Leef

Hey 2nd-gen monkey,
I enjoyed your comments about the big orange trucks! Your passed-on comments were the impression I always had of that company!
I thought they sold out to Trees Inc. some years back. That's what they are on the west coast these days.
Are they still the same old company in Florida?

Lucas

G'day to everyone my name is Lucas this is my first thread.
To start off I wil tell you a little about myself I left school early to work in the tree industry in 1995 and quickly moved up to one of the lead climbers.
In 2003 I had a knee injury which stopped me from climbing so i left the industry.
It is now 2010 and still love trees so I called my old boss and he is happy to have me back, I will be starting as soon as I can sell my small franchise,
I found this web site while I was trying re educate myself and learn more about trees I am sure this site will help.

CHEERS!

second-gen_monkey

to avoid a complete call out... lets call them...hmmm... asplundh... yeah, that'll do...

d'oh! gave it away!

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"I love my job, if you can't fix it, cut it down!"- Heard while watching a certain tree company with big orange trucks work.

6 years exp as a "ground work technician" specializing in "debris removal and placement"

3 years climbing training

1 year diesel mechanics school

22 years doing this --->

Leef

O! 2nd Monkey,
Stand up! Stand TALL.
You made me laugh quite hard with your generous spelling lesson!
I'm thoroughly charmed! Lee Pelley

skepsis

Hello all,

Hailing here from the dying forests of the American west, a gigantic high risk, and largely untold, human experiment with the future of the planet as we know it.

I hope to learn from this site in part, if there is anything I myself in my tiny microcosm on the southern slopes of the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, can or should do, or just sit still and perhaps give testimony to the passing of such inestimable beauty.

I will be asking many questions along the way.

Skepsis

Leef

Hi Lucas,
There's an awful lot to learn about trees, but somewhere in there, you begin to realize there's a pattern to the whole scheme of things.
When you hit that point you realize that there's more to it than you're likely to ever learn...and that's OK too because your interest grows and grows. It gets to be a lot of fun just to learn! This site will indeed help.
You'll enjoy the process, so keep at it. (It's telling me this message is too short to post???)

Lee Pelley

Leef

Hello Peg,
Brain-picking is delightfully common here, so enjoy the process.
I remember Ohio as being pretty flat, so your problem is likely to be too much water.
Good luck. lLee Pelley

TreeKing78

Hi This is Dan with Tree King Tree Experts just saying hi I am new to the posts I have been trimming Tree's for 30 years The job has alot of ups and downs Do you know what the wood pecker said when he stuck his pecker in the ash tree? Best piece of ash I've ever stuck my pecker in" Haha

dustbinflowers

So true! And so good! There is always something new about plants to blow your mind, and always people who can teach you stuff. Sure the knees will wear out, but you'll never get old in the head as long as you are still curious about the world.

Leef

If you want to live forever in good condition, be involved with dirt. There are many people in my community of friends who are in their late 80's AND 90's.
They're all involved with the soil, either gardening or planting trees.
If your knees bother you, take a leg of old jeans and fill it with rags; tie off both ends and kneel on that. Works great!
Live forever and enjoy it all.
Lee Pelley

derekmcintosh

Great to be a Member, and look forward to participating.

archort

Hi all!
Im a horticulture student. I have specialized in the landscaping, ornamental gardening and garden aesthetics. I'm in here to learn more about trees and their aesthetic value in terms of gardening. pls do help me out in getting the most of our bond online!
regards!

BigDamo

Hi everybody,
Just joined up to this forum,and found it to be really informative. You can never know enough about this industry.

I own and operate a small tree business on the northern beaches of Sydney.
Anyway see you round.

Great site

Jeff Darby

Welcome to Treeworld to all our newbs...

Hey BigDamo we would luv to see some pictures of you in action.

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Therrin

That they didn't have to carry the mulch off-site, nor the cut up wood; makes their job easier/cheaper for them.
And truly, knocking them down to 1900 from 2000 didnt really get you all that much of a savings, but hey, $100 is $100.

It's almost impossible for most treework professionals to give accurate quotes from just a picture or two. They need to see the clearance between the trees and the house/powerlines, street areas, other objects, etc. As well as getting a more accurate idea of the diameter and height of the trees.

However, if you agreed to a certain price with them, and allowed them to do the work; you should pay them the price you agreed on.
Even if they DID rip you off (which I can't say one way or the other), you agreed to a price and had the work done. Also without doing any price comparison first.

I'd say pay them what you owe them and have it over with, and make certain to learn more next time.

Woody Weeder

Gday everyone

Long time reader, first time poster.
A bit about myself, my background is natural resource management, and I first started getting interested in trees when I got a job as a koala catcher - yes, climb the trees with prussiks etc, catch the koala (a bit of technique involved), take to the vet for sterilisation (introduced overabundant population) and then release back in the same spot. And yes I have heard it before, I am aware that a rifle would "catch" koalas quicker.

I have also worked for a short while as a groundie / climber which did not help my growing obsession with chainsaws.

Currently I work as a bush carer, which involves killing all sorts of environmental weeds, which also often involves saws.

Looking forward to learning new chainsaw and climbing techniques from you people.

second-gen_monkey

don't koalas catch the clamidia? (i think i misspelled that)

and someonoe once told me that you can scare them out of a tree with a flag on a poll. and they are "rather bouncy"() . is this true?

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"I love my job, if you can't fix it, cut it down!"- Heard while watching a certain tree company with big orange trucks work.

6 years exp as a "ground work technician" specializing in "debris removal and placement"

3 years climbing training

1 year diesel mechanics school

22 years doing this --->

Woody Weeder

Yeah some populations do have chlamydia (not sure on spelling either) but the ones I was catching are on an island and are pretty much disease free.

The flag on a pole is half the technique, the other half is using the hook on the end of the pole to slip a loop of rope over their head, which stops them climbing further up the tree and if they fall they can be gently lowered down.
Can be done surprisingly quickly, but sometimes they can jump all around the tree, meaning you are always changing anchor points.

Eric Frei

I bet this was on Kangaroo Island.

Is the situation under control now?

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Woody Weeder

Yep Kangaroo Island, good guess Ekka.
The aim is to get the numbers to a sustainable level and untagged (un-sterilised) female koalas were definately getting harder to find when I was last working there a bit over a year ago. It's an ongoing process though.
In some areas where the program has been working hard, you can see the trees coming back. Blue gums and manna gums that hardly had any leaves left getting a second shot is a good thing.

Eric Frei

How many you reckon were removed?

Where did they all go?

Ps: I'm ex crow eater

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Woody Weeder

I assume you mean where did the koalas go, not the trees! Well, most of the koalas are sterilised but returned to where they were caught, but they will not breed, so it will take some time to have an effect.
Most years though some get put on a plane for a one way holiday to SE South Australia, to some suitable habitat that has no koalas. Thats really important, because they are usually taken from a patch of manna gum (Eucalyptus viminalis) that needs relief from the koalas instantly, as they have a tendancy to strip them bare until they die. The vim's are usually isolated little patches that are pretty vulnerable. And, it seems to me anyway, that often a stressed tree becomes a tasty tree, maybe it has less energy to make natural defences, eucalyptus oils or other chemicals in the leaves.

How many? Not sure the exact number, but the tag numbers I was using were up in the 7000's so that gives an indication.

Leef

Dear Woody,
We can now remove the doubts about CHLAMYDIA!
YOU spelled it right!
Cookie to you! Lee Pelley

seano

Hi, was just wondering if anybody has any ides on keeping birds (cockatoos) out of trees? we have given the tree a good lift and thin out but there is still a major bird problem and the mess that comes with them. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.