"I would do it. Would maybe try and wait a month or so but to do it now will be ok. Do nice tidy cuts to the branch collars and don't put anything on the wounds. People make wine from birch sap and tap the trees deliberately and they survive."

"Evening Craig,sorry to here about the rough time you had,but on a happier note your back on track.To start,finding this forum was a blessing,how informative they all are,I've held back on flyering and spoke to a window cleaner I know very well to ke…"

"Ah, I was under the impression that it was to be slabbed as above.
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"I'm in surrey, I have just paid £360 for verifiecation of accounts & tax returns. Never even met my accountant. As Andrew says its tax deductable & this year the chancellor has had to give me £1.5k back & nothing to pay til July 21. Which along with…"

"the instructions said "firm ground" - so we just scraped off obvious lumps then levelled with the minimum disruption possible to the surface. It was a shed for general storage.... not for storing a motorbike or similar.... I would think if it was fo…"

"I reckon for £50 per hire you will be losing money due the wear, fuel and servicing requirements, not to mention time taken to load, transport, unload etc... Happy to be corrected!"

"Chipper and aerial rescue, pa1+6, brushcutter."

"My Eliet Prof 4 works very well I keep in the yard and chip stuff I bring home and then compost it, It makes the world of difference when it comes to composting the shredded material really heats up Putting sappy green material will block it unless…"

"The amazon link at the start of the thread still works.
 
https://www.amazon.co.uk/559045-Biotrim-Biodegradable-Roundline-Str...
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"I was using my old CS100 on a job and the customer asked if he could put some cuttings through from his front garden. He pointed at an innocuous pile brash. I said ok and started it - I went round the back to start tidying the saws away and when I c…"

"I guess it's the prolonged, hot dry weather we have had recently. I would cut it back to green shoots, apply some feed to the base and water deeply. If possible put some garden compost  around the base.  "

"I pay £365 for my accounts to be verified and the tax returns on my behalf. Don't forget it's tax deductible."