So whadya get up to today.

treefeller · 21st November 2007, 11:58 AM

Deadwooded 2 large sycamores,20%thin and likt on a large lime,formative pruning of 2 smal cherries and a removal of a small sorbus

TrevMcRev · 22nd November 2007, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by treefeller

Deadwooded 2 large sycamores,20%thin and likt on a large lime,formative pruning of 2 smal cherries and a removal of a small sorbus

Sounds like a nice days work mate!

Therrin · 22nd November 2007, 06:31 PM

Ekka, the taxpayers pay for it of course =)

Haven't you heard? In California, you can collect social security, vote, and get a drivers liscence and medical insurance if you can manage to slither over the border illegaly.

The sad part is that you would have more rights than I would.

newguy18 · 22nd November 2007, 06:34 PM

I woke up to the smell of turkey cooking after sleeping in till ten its nice to sleep in.

Therrin · 23rd November 2007, 09:50 PM

Well I went and dug up my copy of "The New Encyclopedia of American Trees" that I picked up while back in Chicago.

It states : "An authoritative guide to 575 native trees of the uSA, Canada, Central and South America"

"Illustrated with more than 1750 specially comissioned photographs, watercolors and distribution maps"

It's actually pretty interesting... I'm reading it like a book.

What are your favorite references, gentlemen? (and those of you who aren't so gentle)

pomme · 24th November 2007, 09:59 AM

spent a couple of days in the midlands taking 8 pines down in a graveyard. loads of ropework but no one to make the tea.went well and the client was amazed nothing damaged. nice to get some recognition.

treefeller · 25th November 2007, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TrevMcRev

Sounds like a nice days work mate!

Yep, knackered after that

Ekka · 25th November 2007, 11:18 PM

Arghhh

Pissed down this morning and I got soaked.

But got to use my new ratchet puller. A big azzed umbrella tree split and 1/2 failed but the other half was over a shed and stuck in some tall palms, bad spot, right in the bottom corner of yard with fibro fence, colour bond fence and a shed. So I thread a rope through and tensioned her up to a big pine in the yard.

Luckily the palms were there, got up high enough in the umbrella to use my Wolfe pole with hook to shove a false crotch up the palm as a rigging point and we lowered bit by bit after cutting with the HT75 fully extended from my crappy high point. We were setting the lowering rope with the hook and cutting with the HT75.

Snappy crap those umbrellas. Now, honestly, the only way you could prune these would be a lop job.

Was cut and leave.

So I cut, got paid and left.

Was like most umbrellas, multi leadered to ground area but no VTA of decay etc, just split but was rotten inside, all roots rotten beneath. Pretty odd, unlike any others, no borers or termites. Unusual, I reckon have to start drilling the trees now, even the last edition of the aborage IML wrote that many silkyoaks they tested were significantly decayed yet no VTA, no fruiting bodies etc.

Sean Freeman · 26th November 2007, 03:03 AM

Stupid confused shrub if you ask me Schefflera, I've had some unpleasant times in the past with the overgrown bits of celery.

treefeller · 26th November 2007, 10:13 AM

No rain here, Thinned out 1 large sycamore, lifted and formative prune on a large birch, thinned out a larrge hornbeam as well as a small one and lifted an extra large london plane

newguy18 · 26th November 2007, 10:21 AM

I climbed a small prissimmon tree to hang friggin christmas lights? who else gets calls to hang christmas lights?

Quintrex · 26th November 2007, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by newguy18

I climbed a small prissimmon tree to hang friggin christmas lights? who else gets calls to hang christmas lights?

I strung up xmas lights in a Norfolk Pine last week at Sydney's Long Bay Gaol!
All day job.

Sean Freeman · 26th November 2007, 12:29 PM

We spend about a week climbing through 5 large Albizia saman stringing rope lights every year for one of the LGA's, I don't mind it actually makes for a good workout big swings and long branch walks.

newguy18 · 26th November 2007, 06:36 PM

i gotta make another trip up that tree this weekend they want more lights on the tree they gave me 2 strands of 100 lights and they want 5 to 600 lights more put on it.

a_lopa · 26th November 2007, 08:28 PM

Pushing pines over with the wind going the wrong way arrggghhhh

Ekka · 26th November 2007, 11:11 PM

You guys get some good jobs!

Drop and burn eh.

21st November 2007, 11:58 AM	#626 (permalink)
treefeller Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cheshunt Posts: 78	Re: So whadya get up to today. Deadwooded 2 large sycamores,20%thin and likt on a large lime,formative pruning of 2 smal cherries and a removal of a small sorbus __________________ Copper Beech Tree Works Hertfordshire www.copperbeechtreeworks.sampasite.com

22nd November 2007, 06:31 PM	#628 (permalink)
Therrin The Tree World Bandit Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lancaster, Ca Posts: 1,348	Re: So whadya get up to today. Ekka, the taxpayers pay for it of course =) Haven't you heard? In California, you can collect social security, vote, and get a drivers liscence and medical insurance if you can manage to slither over the border illegaly. The sad part is that you would have more rights than I would. __________________ Ken Fessia I.T.S.A. Tree Service (661) 916-4703

22nd November 2007, 06:34 PM	#629 (permalink)
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dead twig Florida. Posts: 3,360	Re: So whadya get up to today. I woke up to the smell of turkey cooking after sleeping in till ten its nice to sleep in. __________________ Have your say join us today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzkd_m4ivmc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzfzb...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-OqK...eature=related

23rd November 2007, 09:50 PM	#630 (permalink)
Therrin The Tree World Bandit Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lancaster, Ca Posts: 1,348	Re: So whadya get up to today. Well I went and dug up my copy of "The New Encyclopedia of American Trees" that I picked up while back in Chicago. It states : "An authoritative guide to 575 native trees of the uSA, Canada, Central and South America" "Illustrated with more than 1750 specially comissioned photographs, watercolors and distribution maps" It's actually pretty interesting... I'm reading it like a book. What are your favorite references, gentlemen? (and those of you who aren't so gentle) __________________ Ken Fessia I.T.S.A. Tree Service (661) 916-4703

24th November 2007, 09:59 AM	#631 (permalink)
pomme Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: england Posts: 222	Re: So whadya get up to today. spent a couple of days in the midlands taking 8 pines down in a graveyard. loads of ropework but no one to make the tea.went well and the client was amazed nothing damaged. nice to get some recognition.

25th November 2007, 11:18 PM	#633 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 7,949	Re: So whadya get up to today. Arghhh Pissed down this morning and I got soaked. But got to use my new ratchet puller. A big azzed umbrella tree split and 1/2 failed but the other half was over a shed and stuck in some tall palms, bad spot, right in the bottom corner of yard with fibro fence, colour bond fence and a shed. So I thread a rope through and tensioned her up to a big pine in the yard. Luckily the palms were there, got up high enough in the umbrella to use my Wolfe pole with hook to shove a false crotch up the palm as a rigging point and we lowered bit by bit after cutting with the HT75 fully extended from my crappy high point. We were setting the lowering rope with the hook and cutting with the HT75. Snappy crap those umbrellas. Now, honestly, the only way you could prune these would be a lop job. Was cut and leave. So I cut, got paid and left. Was like most umbrellas, multi leadered to ground area but no VTA of decay etc, just split but was rotten inside, all roots rotten beneath. Pretty odd, unlike any others, no borers or termites. Unusual, I reckon have to start drilling the trees now, even the last edition of the aborage IML wrote that many silkyoaks they tested were significantly decayed yet no VTA, no fruiting bodies etc. __________________ 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

26th November 2007, 03:03 AM	#634 (permalink)
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,785	Re: So whadya get up to today. Stupid confused shrub if you ask me Schefflera, I've had some unpleasant times in the past with the overgrown bits of celery. __________________ 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

26th November 2007, 10:13 AM	#635 (permalink)
treefeller Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cheshunt Posts: 78	Re: So whadya get up to today. No rain here, Thinned out 1 large sycamore, lifted and formative prune on a large birch, thinned out a larrge hornbeam as well as a small one and lifted an extra large london plane __________________ Copper Beech Tree Works Hertfordshire www.copperbeechtreeworks.sampasite.com

26th November 2007, 10:21 AM	#636 (permalink)
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dead twig Florida. Posts: 3,360	Re: So whadya get up to today. I climbed a small prissimmon tree to hang friggin christmas lights? who else gets calls to hang christmas lights? __________________ Have your say join us today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzkd_m4ivmc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzfzb...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-OqK...eature=related

26th November 2007, 12:29 PM	#638 (permalink)
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,785	Re: So whadya get up to today. We spend about a week climbing through 5 large Albizia saman stringing rope lights every year for one of the LGA's, I don't mind it actually makes for a good workout big swings and long branch walks. __________________ 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

26th November 2007, 06:36 PM	#639 (permalink)
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dead twig Florida. Posts: 3,360	Re: So whadya get up to today. i gotta make another trip up that tree this weekend they want more lights on the tree they gave me 2 strands of 100 lights and they want 5 to 600 lights more put on it. __________________ Have your say join us today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzkd_m4ivmc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzfzb...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-OqK...eature=related

26th November 2007, 11:11 PM	#641 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 7,949	Re: So whadya get up to today. You guys get some good jobs! Drop and burn eh. __________________ 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