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I couldn't resist making one of these 🤣

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Breaking news!

A new tree species has been discovered that grows fences around its trunk for protection!

Scientists hope to hybridise the tree with other species to produce a variety that grows timber fence panels instead of lower branches to aid with boundary disputes.

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How are branches attached to trees?

Have you ever wondered how branches are attached to trees? If so, this video is for you 😄

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What a way to start the day 🎉

I am absolutely thrilled and honoured to announce that G Trott Tree Consultancy has been shortlisted under the new business category at the 2025 Pro Landscaper Business Awards 🎊🎉

The shortlist contains some amazing business and it means the world to me that I'm even being put in the same list as them 😊

A massive thank you to the Pro Landscaper team!

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It's everywhere! is this killing your trees?

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Lichen - a beautiful and often overlooked ecosystem.

I am a huge fan of lichen, they are beautiful and magical and the perfect example of symbiosis 🤩

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Inonotus hispidus, dark, mysterious, and dangerous?

Please have a watch and support my YouTube channel, I post longer form videos on there exposing what life is like day to day as an arboricultural consultant

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Here we take a quick look at the fungus Inonotus hispidus, in its black and desicated form

This is more likely how this fungus will be observed as it doesn't stay fresh for long, it is also easily missed due to only remaining on a tree for a short period, making it potentially problematic in terms of tree management.

Often, once this fungus is observed, the probability of tree failure is already increased.

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Advice required!

Does anyone know the long term effects of Ganoderma on the structural integrity of a Suzuki Grand Vitara?

In all seriousness, how exciting is the integration and accessibility of augmented reality!?!

Whilst this is a bit of fun, it has great potential, I recently used it to help refresh my mind and guide my thought process by being able to look again at the lower section of a tree by effectively walking around it like being on site, whilst actually being out of the rain in the warmth of the office!

The future is exciting!!!

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Ep. 3 - A Huge BS5838:2012 survey, and lots of cool fungi!

Come join me on a huge planning survey at a golf course, this was the largest survey I've undertaken so far.

There were some super interesting fungi, lichen and trees present.

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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY 💘

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Everytime 🤣 #nature #findingpeaceinthegreatoutdoors #mushroom #deadtree ...

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A stunning example of a veteran willow pollard I found on site today 😍

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This strange, jelly-like fungus might look otherworldly, but it has a fascinating secret—it’s a parasite! Tremella species, like the golden Tremella mesenterica (also known as "Witch’s Butter"), don’t decompose wood directly. Instead, they rely on another fungus to do the hard work for them.

Tremella targets wood-rotting fungi, particularly those in the Stereum genus, invading their cells and hijacking their resources to grow and reproduce. Without their fungal hosts, Tremella wouldn’t survive!

Next time you see one of these gelatinous fungi on decaying wood, take a closer look—you might just spot its unsuspecting host nearby.

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Ep.2 - Snapped trees, getting lost and bleeding oak trees!?

Episode 2 of behind the scenes of being an arboricultural consultant is now out! 😁

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Shell buckling, sometimes referred to as hosepipe kinking, is when the remaining shell wall of a hollow tree can no longer support itself.

The fibres then collapse, as seen here.

This was super exciting to find as in my experience it's rare to see this, the tree is normally collapsed completely by the time I find it!

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Fungi will growth out of anything!