A - One Trees' at work

JayD · 24th May 2007, 06:17 PM

They sure are one pretty tree when in bloom, It's just a pity about how invasive their root system can be. We have similer tree lined avenues of Jacarandas in Grafton in Nthn NSW They actually have a Jacaranda Festeval..truely beutiful when in bloom!

The little one we took down this afternoon had roots spreding out all over his front yard and ducking under his front foundation's

This little bloke was all cut and swing,the hardest part was chasing the roots around the front yard.
All The Best.

Ekka · 24th May 2007, 07:48 PM

Hey Boa

I get most calls to quote removal of Jacarandas when they're in flower ....

... people hate the purple mess on the ground!

Society has become so intolerable of nature that flower, fruit and leaf drop is the largest reason for removals.

Especially now with rainwater tanks, pools were always bad but now leaves in gutters is now on.

TrevMcRev · 24th May 2007, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohN Dee

I had to limb walk out to the very tip and do little tip cuts and throw it back into my clients yard.

Snappy buggers aren't they. Ya want a solid Tie in Point if you have to go out far on these.

Quote:

Switching my high line to a running bowline with a 2m tail. Thanks Trev for mentioning this technique and Ekka from demonstrating it in a video, the technique is a beaut!

Glad you got that one sussed. So handy in the right situations.

Pity they had to go though, i also have a soft spot for the Jacaranda. Thinking of planting one in my front yard actually. This year in Melbourne, i reckon they put on the best flower display i've seen from them yet for down here. Drought and a hot dry summer does em wonders.

TrevMcRev · 24th May 2007, 11:44 PM

Boa that pic is awesome! Thanks for that.

TrevMcRev · 24th May 2007, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

Hey Boa

I get most calls to quote removal of Jacarandas when they're in flower ....

... people hate the purple mess on the ground!

Society has become so intolerable of nature that flower, fruit and leaf drop is the largest reason for removals.

Especially now with rainwater tanks, pools were always bad but now leaves in gutters is now on.

That mentality never ceases to amaze me. Only the other day i were driving down a street lined with mature Pin Oak street trees. The whole road was covered thick with fallen leaves. To me it was beautiful. I wanted to stop the car, get out and roll around in em.

I thought, "How can people not like this". Its Autumn. Its a season. Its one of natures most wonderful artistic displays. And all the these people see is mess. Sad really.

I dont get cutting down a perfectly good tree so you dont have to clean the gutters. For the cost of a large removal you could pay someone to clean them for you for years.

Ekka · 25th May 2007, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrevMcRev

For the cost of a large removal you could pay someone to clean them for you for years.

Not that easy anymore with OHS BS. Even the lawn crowds have dipped out of gutter cleaning.

Many flat roofed houses here, the pitch aint enough for even the decent gutter guard to send them leaves off. My house has a flat roof, prolly around 3 degrees incline, where the tin is dinging it puddles and rusts. No gutter guard will work.

So becomes a "hubby will never do it job" or a PITA to get some-one else to do it so they eliminate the problem.

Real issue is they dont want to spend the right money to clean the gutters, shit, I'd start doing it if they paid $80/hour.

Back in Adelaide I loved autumn, I lived in the Barossa Valley for a little while ... the rolling hills turned into a amazing blaze of colour as the grape vines changed colour, real spectacular, nothing like that here, nothing.

People have a very different attitude to leaves here, they're way intolerant of them. I can understand with gutter and pools but when it's just leaves in the garden who gives a crap ... rather that than 15' long bloody palm fronds lying about.

TrevMcRev · 29th May 2007, 10:42 AM

Hey Ekka,

Just seen this new type of gutter on TV and remembered this thread.

Check it out, bloody good invention i reckon, could just actually work!

http://www.smartflo.com.au

Ekka · 29th May 2007, 08:28 PM

Trev

Good on ya for that, interesting find.

But I'm a sceptic. You see, they offer nice clean new pics with tiled roofs and no video.

Winds blow off the leaves ... bullshit! Tiny little sticky poinciana leaves, leopard tree leaves and long petiola of umbrella trees get blown off? Bullshit! Let alone the berries and flowers from palm trees.

To me, snake oil. They should get their video cameras set up, call in a water truck or use real life scenarios and prove it. Till then, I remain a sceptic.

Mind you, I do see a well of cluttered gutters overflowing and water pissing out everywhere except the down pipe.

Ekka · 29th May 2007, 08:36 PM

And here's a copy of the email I sent them.

Quote:

----- Original Message -----
From: <eric@treeworld.info>
To: <sales@smartflo.com.au>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 7:34 PM
Subject: You're challenged

> http://www.treeworld.info/showthread...=5796#post5796
>
> The above is a link to a thread on a free forum.
>
> We are tree experts and more than well versed in the inadequacies of gutter
> guard.
>
> On the forum my name is Ekka and I lay down the challenge, prove your worth.
>
> Not hard, gather evidence and support you claims with visual facts.
>
> Hey, I'm all for better gutter solutions and I'll even help, but nothing
> pisses me off more than people making money on lies.
>
> So, there you go, up to you now, prove yourselves or run and hide.
>
> Regards
> Eric Frei aka Ekka.
> PS: I aint hiding, I like undeniable truths, and am as a video/web wise
> treeman prepared to help.
>

Sean Freeman · 29th May 2007, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Back in Adelaide I loved autumn, I lived in the Barossa Valley for a little while ... the rolling hills turned into a amazing blaze of colour as the grape vines changed colour, real spectacular, nothing like that here, nothing.

It is hard to replicate the dramatic autumn colours that occur in cooler climates and I really miss those leaf colours myself, as a 12/13yr old used to rake up the purple beech leaves every autumn with my dog loved it really did!

But you know we could have more colours like that if only we would plant native or endemic tree species that provide such colours.
Just run these ones throught your head...they may be a little tropical orientated, but remember I live in the dry tropics.... Millettia pinnata(beautiful bronze and copper new growth over the whole tree in autumn) Terminalia seriocarpa (vibrant lime green new growth over the whole tree stands out for kms in the bush!) Terminalia cattapa/arenicola/muelleri (all three have yellows/reds/burgandy colours before the leaf drop..entire tree)

Ekka · 29th May 2007, 09:22 PM

Boa

Save me please .... I need visual effects.

Got pics?

TrevMcRev · 29th May 2007, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

Boa

Save me please .... I need visual effects.

Got pics?

I 2nd that.

Sean Freeman · 29th May 2007, 10:53 PM

Ok here's what I've got on my laptop, yes I know they're a bit arty but you know sometimes after a few ales you feel like looking at leaves ok....

The first two are of ne growth on Millettia pinnata, a common tree up here esp in areas of water harvesting, creek banks etc. the whole tree looks like this, and I missed the deeper colours that were present a few days before.
DSCF6273.JPG
DSCF6275.JPG

The next is new growth on Swetinia (bit of a cheat since its wouldn't be over the whole tree
DSCF6347.JPG

This one is old foliage on a Planchonia careya (cocky apple) growing in the bush
DSCF6278.JPG

And the last is one my current loves Barringtonia acutangula the grow anywhere tree tough small and beautiful, look at that colour and tell me you're not moved

She's lovely...

DSCF6525.JPG

Ekka · 29th May 2007, 11:25 PM

Bugger me, I aint seen any of them!

JayD · 21st June 2007, 07:34 PM

This arrived in the mail today, we donate mulch to Whalan Public School. A pleasant surprize.

(They mispelt A-One)

Ekka · 21st June 2007, 07:38 PM

There you go, good samaritan award, good on ya's.

JohN Dee · 22nd June 2007, 06:45 PM

Knocked down this Sydney Blue Gum (Euc. saligna) today. Was a beautiful tree, just in the wrong spot. It was lifting up their drive way so it had to go.

The canopy

Spot the climber.

Limb walk - Action shot

Over the house and into the drive.

Time for a break.

There is one more pic in the attachments, it was to big to embed so ya just gotta click on the linky :P.

Ekka · 22nd June 2007, 06:51 PM

Nice stuff, those jobs are the sweetest.

Looks like ya using the loops and biner idea, right? Fast on fast off, no knots, no BS on the ground, head over to your next rig whilst the groundy is dragging, beautiful.

Nice shots too.

JohN Dee · 23rd June 2007, 11:53 PM

Yeah the sling n biner idea works great. Suzie was the person behind the camera - she's getting pretty good at it, hence the two action shots.

JayD · 6th July 2007, 07:03 PM

Hi All,
This is what we done today,

The mess

Deformed Euc.

John tying the knot

The aftermath.

Turned out good, a couple of lebanese blokes came with their own saw and asked for the wood, so we gave it to them - beats loading it

Ekka · 6th July 2007, 07:39 PM

Those conifers are busy inside, and the sticks sharp!

You grind it too?

JayD · 6th July 2007, 07:47 PM

Goin back in a few days to grind the stumps,got to catch up after the winds!

Sean Freeman · 6th July 2007, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Turned out good, a couple of lebanese blokes came with their own saw and asked for the wood, so we gave it to them - beats loading it

Lol, yep love those block chasers can make life a fair bit easier

JohN Dee · 21st August 2007, 02:12 PM

Far out, look at all the dust on this ole' thread... Figured it was time to post up in it again - we cant let Jason and Trevor get all the replies and views now can we?

This was a Melalueca we cleaned up... It got blown over during the Newcastle floods storm so it was awhile back...

Thar she is...

Basically crunched the fence and snapped a few branches off the tallow wood.

The majority of the canopy we cut down with the HT75.

All cleaned up... Cleaned up the snapped branches on the tallow wood too.

And this is a cocos we removed from their property aswell while we were there.

When I removed that cocos, I used the Double block buck with our 066 - that's a nice solid technique Streyken.

Ekka · 22nd August 2007, 12:04 AM

You used a stihl ms660 to cut a cocos palm?

Too good a saw to stick in one of them, bit big too dont ya think?

Or am I missing something?

46 is plenty for a cocos, 44 good too, 26 bit gutless.

24th May 2007, 07:48 PM	#52
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,094	Hey Boa I get most calls to quote removal of Jacarandas when they're in flower .... ... people hate the purple mess on the ground! Society has become so intolerable of nature that flower, fruit and leaf drop is the largest reason for removals. Especially now with rainwater tanks, pools were always bad but now leaves in gutters is now on. __________________ Arborist Training in Australia\| Your Free Helping Guide Free Tree and Green Industry Deep Link Directory ... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Tree Care, Consulting, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Consumers, insist on a Tree World member, they're visible and accessible. Look for this badge Members, click here for details on how you can acquire one for your website.

24th May 2007, 11:44 PM	#54
TrevMcRev Sponsor Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Posts: 1,255	Boa that pic is awesome! Thanks for that. __________________ Total Tree Care - Melbourne Arborist Reports & Consulting,Tree Pruning & Removal www.treegear.com.au - Australia's Best Value Arborist Supplies

29th May 2007, 08:28 PM	#58
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,094	Trev Good on ya for that, interesting find. But I'm a sceptic. You see, they offer nice clean new pics with tiled roofs and no video. Winds blow off the leaves ... bullshit! Tiny little sticky poinciana leaves, leopard tree leaves and long petiola of umbrella trees get blown off? Bullshit! Let alone the berries and flowers from palm trees. To me, snake oil. They should get their video cameras set up, call in a water truck or use real life scenarios and prove it. Till then, I remain a sceptic. Mind you, I do see a well of cluttered gutters overflowing and water pissing out everywhere except the down pipe. __________________ Arborist Training in Australia\| Your Free Helping Guide Free Tree and Green Industry Deep Link Directory ... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Tree Care, Consulting, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Consumers, insist on a Tree World member, they're visible and accessible. Look for this badge Members, click here for details on how you can acquire one for your website.

29th May 2007, 09:22 PM	#61
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,094	Boa Save me please .... I need visual effects. Got pics? __________________ Arborist Training in Australia\| Your Free Helping Guide Free Tree and Green Industry Deep Link Directory ... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Tree Care, Consulting, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Consumers, insist on a Tree World member, they're visible and accessible. Look for this badge Members, click here for details on how you can acquire one for your website.

29th May 2007, 10:53 PM	#63
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 2,097	Ok here's what I've got on my laptop, yes I know they're a bit arty but you know sometimes after a few ales you feel like looking at leaves ok.... The first two are of ne growth on Millettia pinnata, a common tree up here esp in areas of water harvesting, creek banks etc. the whole tree looks like this, and I missed the deeper colours that were present a few days before. DSCF6273.JPG DSCF6275.JPG The next is new growth on Swetinia (bit of a cheat since its wouldn't be over the whole tree DSCF6347.JPG This one is old foliage on a Planchonia careya (cocky apple) growing in the bush DSCF6278.JPG And the last is one my current loves Barringtonia acutangula the grow anywhere tree tough small and beautiful, look at that colour and tell me you're not moved She's lovely... DSCF6525.JPG __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran

29th May 2007, 11:25 PM	#64
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,094	Bugger me, I aint seen any of them! __________________ Arborist Training in Australia\| Your Free Helping Guide Free Tree and Green Industry Deep Link Directory ... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Tree Care, Consulting, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Consumers, insist on a Tree World member, they're visible and accessible. Look for this badge Members, click here for details on how you can acquire one for your website.

21st June 2007, 07:38 PM	#66
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,094	There you go, good samaritan award, good on ya's. __________________ Arborist Training in Australia\| Your Free Helping Guide Free Tree and Green Industry Deep Link Directory ... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Tree Care, Consulting, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Consumers, insist on a Tree World member, they're visible and accessible. Look for this badge Members, click here for details on how you can acquire one for your website.

22nd June 2007, 06:51 PM	#68
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,094	Nice stuff, those jobs are the sweetest. Looks like ya using the loops and biner idea, right? Fast on fast off, no knots, no BS on the ground, head over to your next rig whilst the groundy is dragging, beautiful. Nice shots too. __________________ Arborist Training in Australia\| Your Free Helping Guide Free Tree and Green Industry Deep Link Directory ... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Tree Care, Consulting, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Consumers, insist on a Tree World member, they're visible and accessible. Look for this badge Members, click here for details on how you can acquire one for your website.

23rd June 2007, 11:53 PM	#69
JohN Dee Moderator - Sponsor Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 940	Yeah the sling n biner idea works great. Suzie was the person behind the camera - she's getting pretty good at it, hence the two action shots. __________________ Don't tell me the sky is the limit, when there are footprints on the moon. Red : Green : Blue

6th July 2007, 07:39 PM	#71
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,094	Those conifers are busy inside, and the sticks sharp! You grind it too? __________________ Arborist Training in Australia\| Your Free Helping Guide Free Tree and Green Industry Deep Link Directory ... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Tree Care, Consulting, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Consumers, insist on a Tree World member, they're visible and accessible. Look for this badge Members, click here for details on how you can acquire one for your website.

6th July 2007, 07:47 PM	#72
JayD Moderator - Sponsor Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,396	Goin back in a few days to grind the stumps,got to catch up after the winds! __________________ Level 3 Arborist

22nd August 2007, 12:04 AM	#75
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,094	You used a stihl ms660 to cut a cocos palm? Too good a saw to stick in one of them, bit big too dont ya think? Or am I missing something? 46 is plenty for a cocos, 44 good too, 26 bit gutless. __________________ Arborist Training in Australia\| Your Free Helping Guide Free Tree and Green Industry Deep Link Directory ... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Tree Care, Consulting, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Consumers, insist on a Tree World member, they're visible and accessible. Look for this badge Members, click here for details on how you can acquire one for your website.

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