Unregistered, whatcha workin on right now?

Apocalypsse · 17th May 2010, 05:28 PM

Frak yea, powered through my spur climbing assessments. Time limit of 20 minutes per tree, finished all under 10 minutes. AFAIK 2nd best times in the class.

dov · 17th May 2010, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apocalypsse

Frak yea, powered through my spur climbing assessments. Time limit of 20 minutes per tree, finished all under 10 minutes. AFAIK 2nd best times in the class.

Well done mate!

Treeson · 18th May 2010, 01:00 AM

Just got back from a wee trip up into the northwest of Scotland, had a fantastic time now gotta get back into the swing of things and find someone to do a repair job on the elastic for my harness. Snapped off the elastic to the legstrap on both legs so it's a constant shifting of weight in the harness.
hopefully got three days lined up for the end of the week so betterr get on to the elastic quickly.
Climb safe people!!

Bruce Hopf · 18th May 2010, 05:34 AM

Presently, I'm just putting the finishing touches to an engine for one of my tractors, that I had a stuck intake valve on.
Once I get it running, I'll have to run it on the generator for an hour or two, to get the engine warmed up, that way, I can re torque the head, and set the valves, of the engine.
Once I get that all done, i have a lot of fire wood that needs splitting, and I use this tractor, to run the wood splitter, and the bale/grain elevator, that puts the fire wood, either in another pile, or the fire wood trailer, that I built out of an old manure spreader. Bruce.

Will Heath · 21st May 2010, 05:59 AM

I found the thread title here strangely interesting.....?

hamilton75 · 22nd May 2010, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Therrin

Hey what's up? How's work goin? Let us know what you've been up to lately. Has work been good/bad? Heavy or slow? Is there a big project going right now or any other ones you've completed and haven't mentioned yet?

Lets hear it.

Gday work for me has been flat out thanks , how about your self!

Sincerely
Paul the Palm Man

scatgo · 23rd May 2010, 04:01 AM

I got the picture thing fixed.. Please see............Big Problem

tree geek · 26th May 2010, 02:18 PM

Hi! I am tired of losing sleep over the current tree practices of landscapers and lawn care "professionals". They are wreaking havoc on urban trees all over the city. Sadly, it's been going on for years. Something MUST be done about it.

In my daily comings & goings, I witness trees planted too deep with wire basket & burlap left intact, trees choked my volcano mulching, tree roots destroyed by rototillers, trees not pruned but rather "hacked", trees unnecessarily sprayed/fertilized when they don't need it, and so on.

Changing these cultural & environmental practices is the biggest reason I became a Certified Arborist.

In this US culture, a great emphasis is placed on green, lush lawns. It is unfortunate because trees & lawns don't get along. I see trees decline & die on my street due to the installation of irrigation systems, repeated lawn chemical treatments, and over/under watering - just to name a few.

With my knowledge & passion, my focus is on educating homeowners & landscapers. They don't want to hear it. I need to develop a new angle to communicate with the public & increase the need for my tree conservation services. Any suggestions?

Much appreciation for your reply. -Tree Geek

jeffswede · 26th May 2010, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tree geek

Hi! I am tired of losing sleep over the current tree practices of landscapers and lawn care "professionals". They are wreaking havoc on urban trees all over the city. Sadly, it's been going on for years. Something MUST be done about it.

In my daily comings & goings, I witness trees planted too deep with wire basket & burlap left intact, trees choked my volcano mulching, tree roots destroyed by rototillers, trees not pruned but rather "hacked", trees unnecessarily sprayed/fertilized when they don't need it, and so on.

Changing these cultural & environmental practices is the biggest reason I became a Certified Arborist.

In this US culture, a great emphasis is placed on green, lush lawns. It is unfortunate because trees & lawns don't get along. I see trees decline & die on my street due to the installation of irrigation systems, repeated lawn chemical treatments, and over/under watering - just to name a few.

With my knowledge & passion, my focus is on educating homeowners & landscapers. They don't want to hear it. I need to develop a new angle to communicate with the public & increase the need for my tree conservation services. Any suggestions?

Much appreciation for your reply. -Tree Geek

Relax, have a beer, and take on some patience. All we be well.
Jeff

jmcg.insight.gardens · 26th May 2010, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Hi! I am tired of losing sleep over the current tree practices of landscapers and lawn care "professionals". They are wreaking havoc on urban trees all over the city. Sadly, it's been going on for years. Something MUST be done about it.

In my daily comings & goings, I witness trees planted too deep with wire basket & burlap left intact, trees choked my volcano mulching, tree roots destroyed by rototillers, trees not pruned but rather "hacked", trees unnecessarily sprayed/fertilized when they don't need it, and so on.

Changing these cultural & environmental practices is the biggest reason I became a Certified Arborist.

In this US culture, a great emphasis is placed on green, lush lawns. It is unfortunate because trees & lawns don't get along. I see trees decline & die on my street due to the installation of irrigation systems, repeated lawn chemical treatments, and over/under watering - just to name a few.

With my knowledge & passion, my focus is on educating homeowners & landscapers. They don't want to hear it. I need to develop a new angle to communicate with the public & increase the need for my tree conservation services. Any suggestions?

Much appreciation for your reply. -Tree Geek

Hi there Tree Geek,

yes I have a suggestion, become a regular member of this forum, the internet is a wonderful tool to reach people. You can share your knowledge, with both professionals and home gardeners.

Welcome to the forum

Regards Julie

dov · 29th May 2010, 03:29 AM

Just started on a largish Narrow Leafed Ash today. Man you can cut yourself on the bark around the main trunk! Nice tree to cut though.

vabene.treecare · 29th May 2010, 07:53 PM

Hi there,
I've been in class for the last 5 month, to pass a formation called "Fachagrarwirt in Baumpflege und Baumsanierung" which takes place in Heidelberg, Germany. The following 2 month will be the interesting one. Will have some tests to pass in a short while.
On weekends I often got nice jobs to do in the moment. Next week big Platanus x acerifolia (big crown with surely 35 metres density), and a not so tall Metasequoia glyptostroboides (u don't find em alot down here)for deadwooding and a general tree control.
Pretty nice your lively forum here.

Benedikt

Therrin · 30th May 2010, 07:58 PM

I'm workin on a few pieces of nicotine gum, and a glass of iced tea at the moment.

Just wrote up and emailed off one quote, in the middle of writing another. The one I'm in the middle of has a cottonwood that is at the corner of a backyard, at the top of a rise which meets the back wall. It hangs over all 4 properties at that corner, as well as their pool. And there's a pine on the other side of the yard.

I'm thinking get the pine all limbed off, then use it to speedline the cottonwood pieces over to the nice big clear area of ground that surrounds the pine.

And, looking at another Mineshaft exploration trip. Looking forward to using my new Frog setup on some nice long ascents. Probably going back to Tecopa to do some extended exploration of areas we didnt catch the first time.
There's also an adit that goes down into the mountain then opens up in a massive cavern (no, not a stope, and actual CAVERN). Its in an area where there's natural fault line in the rock, and a massive chunk the size of a house had fallen out of the ceiling and onto the scree slope in the cavern. At the bottom corner there's a stony dropoff that we want to access and see where it leads. Going to use some Cams and natural pro to set anchors. Cant wait to post pictures here on my mineshafting thread.

EDIT:
Found some pictures. The first is me looking down the rocky dropoff. The second is my crewmate standing on another large fallen rock thats just in front of the 'house-sized-rock'. Both fell out of the ceiling. Hopefully none will while we're there !!!

vabene.treecare · 30th May 2010, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tree geek

Hi! I am tired of losing sleep over the current tree practices of landscapers and lawn care "professionals". They are wreaking havoc on urban trees all over the city. Sadly, it's been going on for years. Something MUST be done about it.

In my daily comings & goings, I witness trees planted too deep with wire basket & burlap left intact, trees choked my volcano mulching, tree roots destroyed by rototillers, trees not pruned but rather "hacked", trees unnecessarily sprayed/fertilized when they don't need it, and so on.

Changing these cultural & environmental practices is the biggest reason I became a Certified Arborist.

In this US culture, a great emphasis is placed on green, lush lawns. It is unfortunate because trees & lawns don't get along. I see trees decline & die on my street due to the installation of irrigation systems, repeated lawn chemical treatments, and over/under watering - just to name a few.

With my knowledge & passion, my focus is on educating homeowners & landscapers. They don't want to hear it. I need to develop a new angle to communicate with the public & increase the need for my tree conservation services. Any suggestions?

Much appreciation for your reply. -Tree Geek

Hi there,

I have the same problems on the countryside in the region around Strasbourg, France. We don't live far away from the border, so I use to work abroad sometimes. The "countirfied"(can u say it like that?) people here, are pretty uninterested, in what concerns their proper older trees.
But what about using this new program, that has been created in America, called I-Tree, to inform and persuade the people living on the countryside.I read about it 1 month ago. Up to now, it doesn't exist for the european market, which is a pity.
It's a pc- program, with which U can calculate the ecological value of trees, in computing his different advantages, that he gives back to his environement. I can't go on with explaining it better, cause the vocabulary would take to much time to search for!!! Neither I'm sure, if U really can use it on the autralian environement.
Perhaps it may help U with ur problem.

Bye then. Sincerely

Benedikt

vabene.treecare · 30th May 2010, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tree geek

Hi! I am tired of losing sleep over the current tree practices of landscapers and lawn care "professionals". They are wreaking havoc on urban trees all over the city. Sadly, it's been going on for years. Something MUST be done about it.

In my daily comings & goings, I witness trees planted too deep with wire basket & burlap left intact, trees choked my volcano mulching, tree roots destroyed by rototillers, trees not pruned but rather "hacked", trees unnecessarily sprayed/fertilized when they don't need it, and so on.

Changing these cultural & environmental practices is the biggest reason I became a Certified Arborist.

In this US culture, a great emphasis is placed on green, lush lawns. It is unfortunate because trees & lawns don't get along. I see trees decline & die on my street due to the installation of irrigation systems, repeated lawn chemical treatments, and over/under watering - just to name a few.

With my knowledge & passion, my focus is on educating homeowners & landscapers. They don't want to hear it. I need to develop a new angle to communicate with the public & increase the need for my tree conservation services. Any suggestions?

Much appreciation for your reply. -Tree Geek

Oh, I've just seen that U live in America. So U surely could use it!
Here's the web adress: i-Tree - Tools for Assessing and Managing Community Forests
Hope it may help U.

Benedikt

Dano · 31st May 2010, 07:22 PM

Building my website Tree Love, getting some nice jobs, learning lots doing my Cert. 3, getting my insurance sorted and searching for a good cheap tipper (8m).

Cheers

Dano

(Any constructive criticism welcome on the website)

Therrin · 31st May 2010, 09:34 PM

Site looks great!!!

I put it through the Ninja Spelling Review and it passed with flying colors.

Nice pictures too

Dano · 31st May 2010, 09:43 PM

Thank you Master..

Therrin · 31st May 2010, 09:46 PM

Oh no no...I'm no one's Master.

You'd have to use that moniker on NG, the TW Cowboy and Megalomaniac Extraordinaire.

You may call me Sir Ninja Monkey

(or you can just call me Ken, that works too)

treeshaveneeds · 10th June 2010, 09:47 AM

To answer your query Therrin, I am trying to find enough work to stay afloat. I have quoted on a number of jobs, but people are very cautious with their money, and are often slow to pay. And seeing as I am deep in debt, it is literally one day at a time. Recessions are really hard on the self-employed, and I have had trouble recovering since the recession in the early 90's.
I am self employed and often work alone, or with a ground man (when he can work, has gout). Have done a number of dangerous jobs in the past and would like to get feedback on how I should have tackled some of them differently. (Posting I suppose under Ask an Arborist?)
See, I don't have the technical knowledge and extensive training most of you seem to have. I took a tree climbing course in 1979 or 80 for seed collection. And started my own business in 1981. I have picked up a few tips watching other people help with difficult jobs, but mostly I am self-taught. Heights don't bother me, but am afraid of falling, so work as safe as possible.
Not much time for hobbies. Most time off is spent doing work for the wife, or church and a walk with the wife and dog on Sunday. Generally work 5-6 days per week, and a 14 hour day is a short day.
Retraining is a great idea, but it takes time and money - both are in really short supply these last few years.

I am glad to have found this forum. It has brightened one aspect of my life considerably. Thanks for asking.

Apocalypsse · 10th June 2010, 06:13 PM

Its always nice finding an army ant nest next to the stump you are grinding, added an extra 10 minutes on cleanup trying to avoid being bitten by these oversized ants. This was in the suburbs as well on a nature strip, not bush.

Dano · 10th June 2010, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treeshaveneeds

To answer your query Therrin, I am trying to find enough work to stay afloat. I have quoted on a number of jobs, but people are very cautious with their money, and are often slow to pay. And seeing as I am deep in debt, it is literally one day at a time. Recessions are really hard on the self-employed, and I have had trouble recovering since the recession in the early 90's.
I am self employed and often work alone, or with a ground man (when he can work, has gout). Have done a number of dangerous jobs in the past and would like to get feedback on how I should have tackled some of them differently. (Posting I suppose under Ask an Arborist?)
See, I don't have the technical knowledge and extensive training most of you seem to have. I took a tree climbing course in 1979 or 80 for seed collection. And started my own business in 1981. I have picked up a few tips watching other people help with difficult jobs, but mostly I am self-taught. Heights don't bother me, but am afraid of falling, so work as safe as possible.
Not much time for hobbies. Most time off is spent doing work for the wife, or church and a walk with the wife and dog on Sunday. Generally work 5-6 days per week, and a 14 hour day is a short day.
Retraining is a great idea, but it takes time and money - both are in really short supply these last few years.

I am glad to have found this forum. It has brightened one aspect of my life considerably. Thanks for asking.

From what I read you're a good man Treeshaveneeds.

Keep it up

Good luck

sueann · 10th June 2010, 11:28 PM

He's very smart too! and Dano you have the best website ever.

Tree geek, I so agree with you.

I'm actually working on saving some money as we're broke from spending so much dollars on our new fence.

It's not really working too well, but I am trying.

Therrin · 11th June 2010, 03:52 AM

Leaving in 10 mins to go up to Lake Hughes. Going to spent 3 or 4 days up at my prospecting area to try out my new sluice, as well as camping/hiking for a day or so up and down different spots on the stream to check some geological features I'm intersted in.

Should be nice and thoroughly worn out by the time I get back, in a week or so. Everyone be good while I'm gone.

treeshaveneeds · 11th June 2010, 04:40 PM

Dano, I agree with Sueann - great website.

How do you manage such precise trimming of the hedges - laser level or laser level and phaser?

Thanks for your kind comments.

treerookie · 12th June 2010, 03:11 AM

I have put my entire life on hold, contemplating quiting work and ignoring my family, until i can figure out the name of this elusive little tree. Any idea what i am working with here? Tree is approx 18' tall, with burgundy and green leaves.

[you], whatcha workin on right now?-photo.jpg

[you], whatcha workin on right now?-photo-3.jpg

treeshaveneeds · 12th June 2010, 04:32 PM

No need to get so melodramatic. It is just a tree id. The tree wants love and attention. Quitting your job, putting your life on hold, and ignoring your family won't have much weight with the tree. Keeping people from abusing the tree -- now you're talking. And you need to keep yourself well-rounded for that.

It looks to me like a variety of crabapple. What did the flowers look like - colour, size, # of petals, when did they come out, singles or clusters.
If any fruit if developing, cut it open - if there is a pit inside, it would be a cherry, if not - if tiny seeds, and tastes really sour, or dries your mouth out, probably crabapple. No need to swallow the fruit, just taste it. It is usually pretty awful.
As to which variety? Maybe a nurseryman could tell you - there are hundreds.

treeshaveneeds · 12th June 2010, 04:34 PM

Sueann

Quote:

I'm actually working on saving some money as we're broke from spending so much dollars on our new fence.

What kind of fence, and how long?

dov · 12th June 2010, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treerookie

I have put my entire life on hold, contemplating quiting work and ignoring my family, until i can figure out the name of this elusive little tree. Any idea what i am working with here? Tree is approx 18' tall, with burgundy and green leaves.Attachment 15777

Attachment 15778

Is that the plum looking thing from a while ago? There was a thread on a tree just like that a month ago...

gardenchick · 14th June 2010, 12:28 PM

Ha ha....Every board?

Okay, so...Edgeworthia did not make it as you all suspected it would not. I dug is up yesterday...Need to find replacement. Maybe a fire dogwood? (red twig? ..hmmmmm) ..Planted my Ann Magnolia and one of my snow fountain cherries within the past 24 hours. Still need to plant the other two weeping cherries though..To dang hot though! Was about 100 today, then we got a thunderstorm early evening tonight..just ended..8:25 pm..so, planting is out tonight..

Do y'all think a red twig dogwood will do well in part shade? ...What about staking my 17' Thuja Green Giant? The man I had plant that tree (45 gallon..to big to tackle on my own) did not do...Looks a tad slanted to me..I called and asked to have it staked..left a message. Thoughts?

Okay, off to make a salad!

17th May 2010, 05:28 PM	#1231
Apocalypsse Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 1,154	Re: Apocalypsse, whatcha workin on right now? Frak yea, powered through my spur climbing assessments. Time limit of 20 minutes per tree, finished all under 10 minutes. AFAIK 2nd best times in the class.

18th May 2010, 01:00 AM	#1233
Treeson Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 177	Re: Treeson, whatcha workin on right now? Just got back from a wee trip up into the northwest of Scotland, had a fantastic time now gotta get back into the swing of things and find someone to do a repair job on the elastic for my harness. Snapped off the elastic to the legstrap on both legs so it's a constant shifting of weight in the harness. hopefully got three days lined up for the end of the week so betterr get on to the elastic quickly. Climb safe people!!

18th May 2010, 05:34 AM	#1234
Bruce Hopf Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: North of Sebringville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,176	Re: Bruce Hopf, whatcha workin on right now? Presently, I'm just putting the finishing touches to an engine for one of my tractors, that I had a stuck intake valve on. Once I get it running, I'll have to run it on the generator for an hour or two, to get the engine warmed up, that way, I can re torque the head, and set the valves, of the engine. Once I get that all done, i have a lot of fire wood that needs splitting, and I use this tractor, to run the wood splitter, and the bale/grain elevator, that puts the fire wood, either in another pile, or the fire wood trailer, that I built out of an old manure spreader. Bruce. __________________ McCulloch chain saws 1- Pro Mac 60, 1- Pro Mac 700, 2- Mac 10-10 Automatic's, 2- Mini Mac 30's, 2- Mac 110's, 2- Mini Mac 35's, 1- Mac 140 with Automatic Chain Sharpener, 1- Pro Mac 10-10, 1- Mac Cat, 2- Eager Beaver 2.0's, 1- Mac 1-10 Stihl chain saws 2- 044's, 2- 034's, 2- 024's, 1- 064, 1- 084, Strunk chain saws 1- Busy Beaver, 1- SpeeDemon Special Stand Back, I Have A Very Extreme Case of CAD (Chain Saw Addiction Disorder).

21st May 2010, 05:59 AM	#1235
Will Heath Sappling Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 5	Re: Will Heath, whatcha workin on right now? I found the thread title here strangely interesting.....?

23rd May 2010, 04:01 AM	#1237
scatgo Sappling Join Date: May 2010 Location: Glen Cove NY Posts: 10	Re: scatgo, whatcha workin on right now? I got the picture thing fixed.. Please see............Big Problem

26th May 2010, 02:18 PM	#1238
tree geek I'm new here so be nice Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cleveland, Ohio USA Posts: 2	Re: tree geek, whatcha workin on right now? Hi! I am tired of losing sleep over the current tree practices of landscapers and lawn care "professionals". They are wreaking havoc on urban trees all over the city. Sadly, it's been going on for years. Something MUST be done about it. In my daily comings & goings, I witness trees planted too deep with wire basket & burlap left intact, trees choked my volcano mulching, tree roots destroyed by rototillers, trees not pruned but rather "hacked", trees unnecessarily sprayed/fertilized when they don't need it, and so on. Changing these cultural & environmental practices is the biggest reason I became a Certified Arborist. In this US culture, a great emphasis is placed on green, lush lawns. It is unfortunate because trees & lawns don't get along. I see trees decline & die on my street due to the installation of irrigation systems, repeated lawn chemical treatments, and over/under watering - just to name a few. With my knowledge & passion, my focus is on educating homeowners & landscapers. They don't want to hear it. I need to develop a new angle to communicate with the public & increase the need for my tree conservation services. Any suggestions? Much appreciation for your reply. -Tree Geek

29th May 2010, 03:29 AM	#1241
dov Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 651	Re: dov, whatcha workin on right now? Just started on a largish Narrow Leafed Ash today. Man you can cut yourself on the bark around the main trunk! Nice tree to cut though. __________________

29th May 2010, 07:53 PM	#1242
vabene.treecare Sappling Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Germany, BW Posts: 6	Re: vabene.treecare, whatcha workin on right now? Hi there, I've been in class for the last 5 month, to pass a formation called "Fachagrarwirt in Baumpflege und Baumsanierung" which takes place in Heidelberg, Germany. The following 2 month will be the interesting one. Will have some tests to pass in a short while. On weekends I often got nice jobs to do in the moment. Next week big Platanus x acerifolia (big crown with surely 35 metres density), and a not so tall Metasequoia glyptostroboides (u don't find em alot down here)for deadwooding and a general tree control. Pretty nice your lively forum here. Benedikt

30th May 2010, 07:58 PM	#1243
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,512	Re: Therrin, whatcha workin on right now? I'm workin on a few pieces of nicotine gum, and a glass of iced tea at the moment. Just wrote up and emailed off one quote, in the middle of writing another. The one I'm in the middle of has a cottonwood that is at the corner of a backyard, at the top of a rise which meets the back wall. It hangs over all 4 properties at that corner, as well as their pool. And there's a pine on the other side of the yard. I'm thinking get the pine all limbed off, then use it to speedline the cottonwood pieces over to the nice big clear area of ground that surrounds the pine. And, looking at another Mineshaft exploration trip. Looking forward to using my new Frog setup on some nice long ascents. Probably going back to Tecopa to do some extended exploration of areas we didnt catch the first time. There's also an adit that goes down into the mountain then opens up in a massive cavern (no, not a stope, and actual CAVERN). Its in an area where there's natural fault line in the rock, and a massive chunk the size of a house had fallen out of the ceiling and onto the scree slope in the cavern. At the bottom corner there's a stony dropoff that we want to access and see where it leads. Going to use some Cams and natural pro to set anchors. Cant wait to post pictures here on my mineshafting thread. EDIT: Found some pictures. The first is me looking down the rocky dropoff. The second is my crewmate standing on another large fallen rock thats just in front of the 'house-sized-rock'. Both fell out of the ceiling. Hopefully none will while we're there !!! Attached Thumbnails

31st May 2010, 07:22 PM	#1246
Dano Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NSW Posts: 101	Re: Dano, whatcha workin on right now? Building my website Tree Love, getting some nice jobs, learning lots doing my Cert. 3, getting my insurance sorted and searching for a good cheap tipper (8m). Cheers Dano (Any constructive criticism welcome on the website)

31st May 2010, 09:34 PM	#1247
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,512	Re: Therrin, whatcha workin on right now? Site looks great!!! I put it through the Ninja Spelling Review and it passed with flying colors. Nice pictures too

31st May 2010, 09:43 PM	#1248
Dano Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NSW Posts: 101	Re: Dano, whatcha workin on right now? Thank you Master..

31st May 2010, 09:46 PM	#1249
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,512	Re: Therrin, whatcha workin on right now? Oh no no...I'm no one's Master. You'd have to use that moniker on NG, the TW Cowboy and Megalomaniac Extraordinaire. You may call me Sir Ninja Monkey (or you can just call me Ken, that works too)

10th June 2010, 09:47 AM	#1250
treeshaveneeds Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,399	Re: treeshaveneeds, whatcha workin on right now? To answer your query Therrin, I am trying to find enough work to stay afloat. I have quoted on a number of jobs, but people are very cautious with their money, and are often slow to pay. And seeing as I am deep in debt, it is literally one day at a time. Recessions are really hard on the self-employed, and I have had trouble recovering since the recession in the early 90's. I am self employed and often work alone, or with a ground man (when he can work, has gout). Have done a number of dangerous jobs in the past and would like to get feedback on how I should have tackled some of them differently. (Posting I suppose under Ask an Arborist?) See, I don't have the technical knowledge and extensive training most of you seem to have. I took a tree climbing course in 1979 or 80 for seed collection. And started my own business in 1981. I have picked up a few tips watching other people help with difficult jobs, but mostly I am self-taught. Heights don't bother me, but am afraid of falling, so work as safe as possible. Not much time for hobbies. Most time off is spent doing work for the wife, or church and a walk with the wife and dog on Sunday. Generally work 5-6 days per week, and a 14 hour day is a short day. Retraining is a great idea, but it takes time and money - both are in really short supply these last few years. I am glad to have found this forum. It has brightened one aspect of my life considerably. Thanks for asking.

10th June 2010, 06:13 PM	#1251
Apocalypsse Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 1,154	Re: Apocalypsse, whatcha workin on right now? Its always nice finding an army ant nest next to the stump you are grinding, added an extra 10 minutes on cleanup trying to avoid being bitten by these oversized ants. This was in the suburbs as well on a nature strip, not bush.

10th June 2010, 11:28 PM	#1253
sueann Former Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hunter Valley Australia Posts: 599	Re: sueann, whatcha workin on right now? He's very smart too! and Dano you have the best website ever. Tree geek, I so agree with you. I'm actually working on saving some money as we're broke from spending so much dollars on our new fence. It's not really working too well, but I am trying.

11th June 2010, 03:52 AM	#1254
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,512	Re: Therrin, whatcha workin on right now? Leaving in 10 mins to go up to Lake Hughes. Going to spent 3 or 4 days up at my prospecting area to try out my new sluice, as well as camping/hiking for a day or so up and down different spots on the stream to check some geological features I'm intersted in. Should be nice and thoroughly worn out by the time I get back, in a week or so. Everyone be good while I'm gone.

11th June 2010, 04:40 PM	#1255
treeshaveneeds Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,399	Re: treeshaveneeds, whatcha workin on right now? Dano, I agree with Sueann - great website. How do you manage such precise trimming of the hedges - laser level or laser level and phaser? Thanks for your kind comments.

12th June 2010, 03:11 AM	#1256
treerookie I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 2	Re: treerookie, whatcha workin on right now? I have put my entire life on hold, contemplating quiting work and ignoring my family, until i can figure out the name of this elusive little tree. Any idea what i am working with here? Tree is approx 18' tall, with burgundy and green leaves.

12th June 2010, 04:32 PM	#1257
treeshaveneeds Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,399	Re: treeshaveneeds, whatcha workin on right now? No need to get so melodramatic. It is just a tree id. The tree wants love and attention. Quitting your job, putting your life on hold, and ignoring your family won't have much weight with the tree. Keeping people from abusing the tree -- now you're talking. And you need to keep yourself well-rounded for that. It looks to me like a variety of crabapple. What did the flowers look like - colour, size, # of petals, when did they come out, singles or clusters. If any fruit if developing, cut it open - if there is a pit inside, it would be a cherry, if not - if tiny seeds, and tastes really sour, or dries your mouth out, probably crabapple. No need to swallow the fruit, just taste it. It is usually pretty awful. As to which variety? Maybe a nurseryman could tell you - there are hundreds.

14th June 2010, 12:28 PM	#1260
gardenchick Sappling Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SC Posts: 11	Re: gardenchick, whatcha workin on right now? Ha ha....Every board? Okay, so...Edgeworthia did not make it as you all suspected it would not. I dug is up yesterday...Need to find replacement. Maybe a fire dogwood? (red twig? ..hmmmmm) ..Planted my Ann Magnolia and one of my snow fountain cherries within the past 24 hours. Still need to plant the other two weeping cherries though..To dang hot though! Was about 100 today, then we got a thunderstorm early evening tonight..just ended..8:25 pm..so, planting is out tonight.. Do y'all think a red twig dogwood will do well in part shade? ...What about staking my 17' Thuja Green Giant? The man I had plant that tree (45 gallon..to big to tackle on my own) did not do...Looks a tad slanted to me..I called and asked to have it staked..left a message. Thoughts? Okay, off to make a salad!

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