Loving It

[Stihlmadd]

two day Oak prune late last year.
nothing major nor dramatic
just about a beautiful tree and some great climbing.
cheers Ben.

 

[Worthaug]

Cool tree! What species Ben?

Reed Wortley
CTSP #01739
ISA CA #SO-6953A

 

[oldoakman]

Looks like you weren't being paid by the pound of debris on that one. Nice work but wouldn't a silky have been a bit faster and easier on a bunch of the smaller cuts?

 

[Stihlmadd]

Cool tree! What species Ben?

Reed Wortley
CTSP #01739
ISA CA #SO-6953A

Thankyou Reed,
I am probably gonna get canned on this not being an oak man but I was told it was a black oak imported fromEngland around 1850.

 

[Stihlmadd]

Looks like you weren't being paid by the pound of debris on that one. Nice work but wouldn't a silky have been a bit faster and easier on a bunch of the smaller cuts?

to be honest I just went into normal op mode - given it was an oak tree instead of a Euc the stihl probably was overkill and yes I could have used my silky but it was late in the year and I was not really as sharp as I could have been.

 

[WaitakKauri]

silkymadd doesn't have the same ring to it

 

[Boomslang]

Thankyou Reed,
I am probably gonna get canned on this not being an oak man but I was told it was a black oak imported fromEngland around 1850.

Most definitely not a black oak. Looks like an English oak. Awesome climb regardless; I love oaks.

 

[Worthaug]

Most definitely not a black oak. Looks like an English oak. Awesome climb regardless; I love oaks.

I'm not sure but they may call the English Oaks black oaks....

Reed Wortley
CTSP #01739
ISA CA #SO-6953A

 

[Boomslang]

I'm not sure but they may call the English Oaks black oaks....

Reed Wortley
CTSP #01739
ISA CA #SO-6953A

Too true, common names are very regional. I was thinking Q. robur, but then there are so many damn species of oak it could be anything.

 

[Worthaug]

Too true, common names are very regional. I was thinking Q. robur, but then there are so many damn species of oak it could be anything.

Plus they hybridize naturally...

Reed Wortley
CTSP #01739
ISA CA #SO-6953A

 

[Stihlmadd]

silkymadd doesn't have the same ring to it

ohh yeah , now thats comedy gold folks


nice one WaitakKauri - I will pay on that gem

 

[Stihlmadd]

Too true, common names are very regional. I was thinking Q. robur, but then there are so many damn species of oak it could be anything.

if pushed I would have gone with Q.robur just going off the leaf shape.

I removed the sister tree to this one many years ago now,
here is a few pics of my younger self lol....

 

[WaitakKauri]

ohh yeah , now thats comedy gold folks


nice one WaitakKauri - I will pay on that gem

Glad you caught the humour