A - One Trees' at work

JayD · 24th May 2007, 12:17 AM

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, 01:48 AM

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, 05:43 AM

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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, 05:44 AM

Boa that pic is awesome! Thanks for that.

TrevMcRev · 24th May 2007, 05:53 AM

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, 03:16 AM

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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 · 28th May 2007, 04:42 PM

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, 02:28 AM

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, 02:36 AM

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, 03:03 AM

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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, 03:22 AM

Boa

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

Got pics?

TrevMcRev · 29th May 2007, 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

Boa

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

Got pics?

I 2nd that.

Sean Freeman · 29th May 2007, 04:53 AM

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, 05:25 AM

Bugger me, I aint seen any of them!

JayD · 21st June 2007, 01:34 AM

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

(They mispelt A-One)

24th May 2007, 01:48 AM	#52 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,943	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. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

24th May 2007, 05:44 AM	#54 (permalink)
TrevMcRev Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Posts: 734	Boa that pic is awesome! Thanks for that. __________________ Melbourne Arborist, Total Tree Care, Pruning, Tree and Stump Removal

29th May 2007, 02:28 AM	#58 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,943	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. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

29th May 2007, 03:22 AM	#61 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,943	Boa Save me please .... I need visual effects. Got pics? __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

29th May 2007, 04:53 AM	#63 (permalink)
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,671	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, 05:25 AM	#64 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,943	Bugger me, I aint seen any of them! __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors