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« on: December 29, 2009, 08:40:25 PM »
Wanted to start a thread of choked trees as such...



and "free at last" trees thus...



opposite view.



more to follow in the next while...
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« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2010, 02:29:40 PM »
When I cut the strap off this one,



the supporting pole fell to the ground!
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« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2010, 02:33:49 PM »
some  more I've to rescue...
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« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2010, 10:39:24 PM »
Nice work! I love seeing a tree that's been freed of any restraints. How did trees ever make it with out our interference?
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« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2010, 01:45:51 PM »
5 that I've loosened the strap on...



moved the strap down the trunk a bit.



ditto



and here too...



finally for today...
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« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2010, 11:01:00 PM »
 Smiley   I  too must confess to being a free a tree freak, and im proud to be one ,even when people look at me like im a nutter do i care. NO the poor old tree cant help itself can it ?? so im in there job done and away ------------ Smiley
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« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2010, 03:50:42 AM »
good job man!
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« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2010, 12:23:45 AM »
Poor things! Good going letting them breathe!
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« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2010, 08:11:29 PM »
 Grin  Hello again peeps i spotted another tree this one was in warrington  ( it now can breath) Grin
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« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2010, 10:37:13 PM »
Quote from: paigan on January 30, 2010, 08:11:29 PM
Grin  Hello again peeps i spotted another tree this one was in warrington  ( it now can breath) Grin

Aw good!! well done Cheesy
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« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2010, 03:02:13 PM »
Well, I got one strap cut and removed...





but another of them, I could only cut the strap - not remove it.

more pics later...


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« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2010, 03:34:38 PM »
Got a Swiss army knife for my birthday, so now I can safely join the quest for releasing imprisoned trees without carrying more dangerous objects around!  Grin
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« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2010, 11:27:42 PM »
 Grin  Thats fantastic there is no stopping you now  Grin----------Happy Birthday---------- Grin
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« Reply #13 on: February 22, 2010, 03:51:10 PM »
Paigan, cb, nervana,

post some pics for us to look at.

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« Reply #14 on: March 23, 2010, 09:48:39 PM »
 Huh ::)Will have to remember to take my trusty old mobile/camera with me always  Grin Grin
                       the trouble is that when i free a tree it worries the people that im out with and they either walk away
     or drive away and ignore me untill im done but no matter it dont worry me  Grin Grin and my phone is often left in the car  Roll Eyes Embarrassed
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« Reply #15 on: March 24, 2010, 05:28:21 PM »
I look forward to seeing the photos.  I have some more, but I keep misplacing either the camera or the connecting cord-or both!
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« Reply #16 on: March 26, 2010, 07:41:50 PM »
Well that's a relief, I thought I was the only tree destrangulator around.  Grin

I also rescue half dried worms from pavements, soak them for a while, then find a damp bit of earth to stick them into.  Undecided
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« Reply #17 on: March 29, 2010, 09:17:43 PM »
Quote from: tampopo on February 04, 2010, 03:02:13 PM
Well, I got one strap cut and removed...


but another of them, I could only cut the strap - not remove it.

more pics later...


248

T, is 248 your freed tree count!? How on Earth do you keep track?
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« Reply #18 on: March 29, 2010, 10:34:33 PM »
 Smiley Cheesy I like the idea of worm rescue does it work ? do they live? Cry Roll Eyes
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« Reply #19 on: April 01, 2010, 07:01:18 PM »
I cut the ties on a group of about 15 trees some 25 years ago ,



when i did it you could get your hands around them ,



Now you could get your arms around them .   Smiley



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« Reply #20 on: April 02, 2010, 11:46:34 AM »
@budliabill : Wow, that's really something to fell proud of!  Smiley
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« Reply #21 on: April 03, 2010, 10:43:24 PM »
 Grin Grin  Just look how your babies have grown  Smiley Smiley
                   Thats fantastic  ----------Hug a tree any time ------Well done you .
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« Reply #22 on: April 06, 2010, 08:05:24 PM »
Gosh,
that's something else. Wow. Well done.

You must be very proud, and attached to them.

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« Reply #23 on: April 14, 2010, 05:55:15 PM »
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A lot done, more to do...
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« Reply #24 on: April 14, 2010, 05:56:31 PM »
Oh, poor trees! That looks painful Sad
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« Reply #25 on: April 23, 2010, 09:13:22 AM »
Such an awesome thread...  After 25 years the trees still carry the scars of their strangulation, telling the story of how you freed them...  I hope you accompany your actions with some firm letters to the offending council/s   
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« Reply #26 on: May 08, 2010, 04:18:14 PM »
In reply to Reply 19, I saw this tree last week and came back this week to photograph it and share it with ye.



and on my return journey, a bit darker, towards dusk.



I've still yet to rescue the trees featured in Reply 23. A tout a l'heure.
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« Reply #27 on: May 13, 2010, 11:07:18 AM »
They make me feel so small...







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« Reply #28 on: May 26, 2010, 06:40:35 PM »
What type of trees are these?

 Thanks
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« Reply #29 on: May 26, 2010, 07:40:27 PM »
heya,
flower43 has suggested to me that they are poplars , will go back soon and get a leaf to check .  Smiley

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« Reply #30 on: May 31, 2010, 09:30:00 AM »
They are indeed poplars, no doubt about it.
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« Reply #31 on: July 23, 2010, 09:02:49 PM »
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In Reply 1, Jan 2nd... the tree whose support fell over when I cut the strap...
this is it after recent strong winds....



pity....
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« Reply #32 on: July 29, 2010, 11:49:30 AM »
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Just two weeks to go, till I was due to get some help from a fellow guerrilla gardener to save the trees in Reply 23, the council has done the job....
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« Reply #33 on: August 01, 2010, 03:55:04 PM »
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oh well, we can do this leaning tower of Pisa type tree...
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« Reply #34 on: August 05, 2010, 04:58:34 PM »
That poor tree needs urgent attention!  Shocked
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« Reply #35 on: August 05, 2010, 09:43:09 PM »
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yeah, but who'm I going to call, Ghostbusters?
Who'd be able, willing and able to help, (rubs chin)
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« Reply #36 on: August 06, 2010, 12:05:17 PM »
Me me me!  Grin
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« Reply #37 on: August 06, 2010, 07:27:06 PM »
Hmmm, let me see...

let me see...

Can you be here by tomorrow?
If you can be here by the morning, the job is yours.... Wink
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« Reply #38 on: August 12, 2010, 07:07:57 PM »
Ha, I was so quick I didn't even have time to read that or reply Wink

Put the pics up!
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« Reply #39 on: August 12, 2010, 08:47:03 PM »
yeah, the tree was so attached to the support pole, it cracked it....


I cut around the plastic strap and the rubber 'spacer' thus....
and

still need a wire cutter to rescue the other side of the tree....
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« Reply #40 on: August 16, 2010, 10:23:54 PM »
 Angry >:(OUCH  Shocked Shocked
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« Reply #41 on: September 12, 2010, 05:58:11 PM »
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one of a series of about 5 or six.


more to follow later, plus the 'afters', or rescued pics.
regards,
t.

hmmm, bit confused now, but this belongs in here, I'm pretty sure....more modifications required at a later date, I feel....
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« Reply #42 on: October 08, 2010, 02:42:24 PM »
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after...



All these 5 or 6 trees had two nails sticking out from the support pole into the trees, don't know why. I wonder are the rubber spacers nailed to the support stake???

I went back and loosened it again, a few days later....it'll give it some room to 'ride up with (wear) growth' !!!
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« Reply #43 on: October 08, 2010, 02:44:28 PM »
before...



After....
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« Reply #44 on: October 08, 2010, 02:52:40 PM »
Before...



and after...

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I think these three are the same tree. Pics before and after were taken several days apart and I forget exactly from the viewpoint. I should have done them all front and back from the same view....tch!
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« Reply #45 on: October 08, 2010, 09:07:30 PM »
Ah, nicely done! You're my hero!  Grin

I'm always on the lookout for trees to release, never find any. Maybe there are less strangled trees in Sweden? That's good, if so... (But I wanna use my McGuyver knife!!!  Roll Eyes )
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« Reply #46 on: October 18, 2010, 05:36:21 PM »
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this poor fella needs to have his tie loosened.....
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« Reply #47 on: November 17, 2010, 04:06:10 PM »
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Took a while to get back in the area, on the street...





and...

note to self: go taking photographs on a bright day...
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« Reply #48 on: November 17, 2010, 04:07:50 PM »
when I started this thread, or thought of the idea, I released this tree, but didn't get around to posting the pic. This is a recent pic with guerrilla gardening dog 2...
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« Reply #49 on: November 21, 2010, 10:21:12 PM »
  Smiley Well done
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