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Wisteria Dig

Post by KENHATESPRIVETS »

Went on a dig with a mate today and we came back with some really nice material.

Here is the tree I ended up with and it's of decent size.
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As for the second tree here is part of the main root we had to cut through.
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And finally here is the tree my mate ended up with and the size is ummm have a look and see.

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Very pleased with the days effort and were happy it didn't take the few days we thought it would.
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nice ken! some serious stumps there. look forward to the future. :D
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They are rippers Ken.
I got a similar size as the big one a couple of years ago. But it is not that big now. Infact it is two smaller ones after the wood rotted back. It was cut very low to the ground before I got to it so hopefully that does not happen to these.
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Post by KENHATESPRIVETS »

thanks all - we high fived each other about 10 times today, more so out of excitement that the dig wasn't as hard as we anticipated.

The best part is there is still 4 or 5 left at the site to grab but we may leave that for another time.

Cheers,

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some rippers u got there Ken. if u need a hand digging out the other 4-5 out give me a yell :) .
ill make sure i bring some bundy's around ;)
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Nice mate
Bet you were happy with that one

Like Strawbs, if you need a hand and do not want them yourself, I would be happy to oblige

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Jee whiz, on top of Strawbs and Ken, I now count three cases of Bundy :lol: :lol:
Might be a profitable tip / dig for you
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Post by bodhidharma »

you have got to love wisterias. I would check the centres to see if they have rot as they usually do. you have to get it straight away. BET I KNOW WHAT YOU WILL DO FIRST THING TOMORROW. Looking at stumps methinks
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strawbs wrote:some rippers u got there Ken. if u need a hand digging out the other 4-5 out give me a yell :) .
ill make sure i bring some bundy's around ;)
cheers,
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No worries Ken, ill keep the bundys on ice for now. :D
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strawbs wrote:No worries Ken, ill keep the bundys on ice for now. :D
Cool mate! By the way - do you have a ute?
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yes,yes i do!!!
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hee hee - just checking!
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Great find! I hope they thrive for you.
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Post by KENHATESPRIVETS »

Sent a couple of pm's to some people about a decent sized wisteria locally to me, but none replied. As a result I'm throwing it out there that if anyone would liked to know it's location just pm me so you can scope it out for yourselves. It's branches span roughly 40 - 50m along a chain fence line in an abandoned warehouse.

First in best dressed.

p.s council has recently hack it so I'm figuring they'll probably remove it in it's entirety within 12 months.
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