Tall Plane tree

[Mark Chisholm]

Here's a Plane tree we worked in when I was in Italy last month. We measured it for the park and it was 44 meters tall. What a beauty!

 

[Kathy_Holzer]

wow! sweet! did it make you cough your lungs up or was it a different variety than the one we have here? looks like a beast.
k.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Kathy, they used this tree for the Master's. Everyone was hacking away as soon as they ascended. We climbed in them all week and I tried to hold my breath when ripping through the leaves. It wasn't very successful though.

 

[tnttree]

that is a big boy, they rarely get that big around here

 

[flying_kiwiman]

any more pics, Mark?? the plans over here rock!

Jelte

 

[Mark Chisholm]

I have about 300 on a disc, but I need to upload them to this computer first. I will try to get them here in a day or two. Very busy here these days! /forum/images/graemlins/bangtard.gif

 

[RGus]

I am unfamiliar with the Plane tree, I dont think it grows up here in Minnesota. What is the reason for the leaves making you cough?

Thanks

 

[jimmyq]

Plane trees have fuzz on the underside of their leaves, very allergenic and irritating to the throat and eyes. They are a devil to saw in and chip too, tonnes of fibre in the air.

 

[Colin]

Good, we don't have them. They sound crappy. /forum/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Ryan,

It's a London Plane Tree, they are very similar to Sycamore trees. Nasty dust! /forum/images/graemlins/smilie_barf.gif

 

[Mark Chisholm]

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any more pics, Mark?? the plans over here rock!

Jelte

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Here's a couple more Jelte. Here's a shot of the whole tree- all 44 meters!

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Here's one from the tree. We were rigging out a large dead limb during the course that was about 110' up.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

This is just an interesting shot of us in another Plane tree.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

If you look at my back in this shot, you can see all of the dust that chokes you if you inhale it. /forum/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[tophopper]

You sure do like that M redirect dont ya.
Huge tree man!

 

[glens]

Sure can tell they're related to "slickamore".

In that second shot the folding chair and gear bags(?) looked like christmas lights to me for a moment; and it looks like the event was sponsored by one or more cordage manufacturers!

 

[Treespotter]

How many where in that tree Mark, This looks like a Great Day Out. Clean out your nose and eyes yet /forum/images/graemlins/drunk.gif I hate the dust.

Wolter

 

[Mark Chisholm]

It was a great week long course. The climbers in Italy will be my friends forever.

We had 15 or so climbers in the trees each day. It was fun.

 

[the_one]

what was the speicies of the tree

 

[the_one]

it looks like a london plane