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  1. M

    Please Help! What kind of tree is this??

    It's a linden of some sort. Those buds are definitely linden family. Tilia, basswood, linden, etc. They're all the same thing. The dried leaves are the leaves that the seed come out of. I forget the technical term, but here's a picture of what I'm talking about: In NB, we've got native...
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    species identification

    I like this book. It was on of our textbooks at school: http://www.amazon.ca/Trees-Canada-John-Laird-Farrar/dp/1550411993/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270667667&sr=8-1
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    Stihl Handsaw PS-90

    I always climb with my leg scabbard. Silky Zubat 330 blade in a Gomtaro handle (don't ask, it works.. haha). I remember 2 years ago on a job, lending it to one guy that's never climbed with a hand saw. He fell in love with it.
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    Union Pacific tried to kill our trees, the :censored: !!

    I'd have to go with staghorn sumac as well. Are the branches covered in "velvet"? Very easy to identify by the buds/leaf scars as well. The fruit can be used to make tea as well. I've never had it, but I've heard it's good from different people. Staghorn Sumac Tea But yeah, they're...
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    What sort of Friction Hitch do you climb on?

    I climb on a distel, with a Tenex eye & eye and micro-pulley. Started on a blake's hitch, but progressed to the eye & eye. I find it much smoother and easier to manage. Also, easier to set up for me as well.
  6. M

    A good way to spend a Friday evening

    Thanks for the tip. I'll have to drop in soon. The snow's just about gone and work is starting to come in.
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    A good way to spend a Friday evening

    There are a few Stihl dealers in the area, just none of them carry pro saws (arborist or other). Same as the Husqvarna dealers around here.
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    A good way to spend a Friday evening

    Yeah, the 192 would probably suit my needs as well. Whatever I go for, has to be ordered in. There's not much demand for arborist saws around here.
  9. M

    Is This Oak Wilt, Oak Rot, General Fungus, Etc.?

    The spongy wood is basically what's left behind after the fungus eats the lignin and leaves the white cellulose behind. I was thinking of armillaria root rot at first, but I'm not sure. I'm probably way off on that one. Mark
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    Is This Oak Wilt, Oak Rot, General Fungus, Etc.?

    Is roundleaf dogwood protected in Maryland? I guess this time of the year, there wouldn't be much for mushrooms and stuff anyway.. haha.. wasn't thinking when I first asked that. Most times, they're the best way to identify a fungus, if it's a fungus at all. I've seen what the picture...
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    Is This Oak Wilt, Oak Rot, General Fungus, Etc.?

    Were there or are there any fruiting bodies (mushrooms, conks, fungus, etc.) growing around the base of the tree? Any starting on the tree?
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    Md Mac-isa Tcc

    Who won the overall event? Top 3 finishers? Just curious, as a few of my old coworkers would have been climbing in it. I worked at it 3 years ago as a tech on the aerial rescue portion. Consisted of running a bucket truck all day, resetting the rescue dummy back in the tree.
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    A good way to spend a Friday evening

    I'm also looking at a 346xp, but not for a tree saw. I just don't like the feeling of a longer saw hanging off my belt. But, given the option, yeah, I'd rather a smaller saw in the tree would be better. I'm thinking a longer bar on the 272, a 346 and a 200t would have me just about covered...
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    A good way to spend a Friday evening

    Thanks Nails. I do agree that the 272 is a great saw. I'd like to get a bigger bar for it, but we'll see. I could have done 95% of that tree with a 200t though. Not one of treemandan's saws though.. haha.. good story.. And for WLL's comment about me being a part-timer, the answer would be...
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    A good way to spend a Friday evening

    Those stubs came off, don't worry. I made those stubs with my hand saw, then cut them back with the 272. So yeah, ugly up to a point, but what removal doesn't when it's half done?
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    A good way to spend a Friday evening

    I took this tree down last evening. It was leaning towards the neighbour's house and had already shed a couple big limbs on that side. It gives the cedars beside it a little more room to fill out as well. Anyway, it was a fun couple of hours. On my way up: Not sure what I was up to right...
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    Disease or normal?

    No problem. Like I said, the biggest concern are towards people (small children), pets and looks. One thing, if you do get rid of it, don't chip it or burn it. Very nasty stuff for the lungs/eyes. Mark Currie
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    Disease or normal?

    I don't believe so. It's more harmful to pets and humans than anything. Birds eat the berries and it isn't the most awful looking thing you can have growing on the side of your trees. :) Is it the same bird flying into the window? I remember about 10 years ago or so, reading about birds here...
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    Disease or normal?

    Thanks, I was pretty sure that was the case. It's been a few years since I've been around it (in Virginia). ;) We don't get PI any higher than a foot high here and it doesn't grow in vines up a tree like it does down there. Mark Currie
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    Disease or normal?

    I can't recall, but does Virginia Creeper have the pronounced red "hairs" on the stems that poison ivy does? Mark Currie
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