[MassChestnutOrchards] Executive committee vote on bucket truck and trimmer

[johnviolin7 at aol.com]

Charlotte and all,

I will look into a price. It may be challenging to get to last years 
burs, but I will try to figure out if we can safely do two visits, 
instead of three.

Also I weeded around all 80 or so of the surviving trees at Lancaster 
today. I am making up a set of plastic mesh leader protectors for all 
of them. I have improved the design, and I didn't have to buy anything, 
as I had a lot of stuff on hand from a retired garden fence. When I 
install these at the end of the week, I will give the trees some 
fertilizer (which I will have to buy). I did not encounter C today. I 
did see plenty of deer tracks in the garden there.     John Emery


-----Original Message-----
From: cbzampini at aol.com
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Sent: Wed, Jun 24, 2009 9:43 pm
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] Executive committee vote on bucket 
truck and trimmer



Hi All,

       Jamie recently sent me information on a weed wacker that he
recommends and that I believe we need. In some of the orchards we may
have help mowing but then it is difficult to clear within the rows
because suitable equipment is not available. I am in favor of getting a
hand held trimmer with a shoulder harness so that people like me will
be able to lift it into a car, but check out both options.  Jamie also
sent me a phone bridge number so that the executive committee can have
a conference call to vote on the expenditure. So John if you can find
out what a bucket truck would cost we could vote on both issues at the
same time. Are there other chestnuts around the tree that are flowering
and do you see any burrs from last year that have large nut
impressions?  I am wondering if you think we can take a chance on not
bagging? Are any of the branches reachable with a orchard ladder. Gary
I believe has a 14 ft ladder. It does sound like an interesting tree
and I hope we can pollinate it.

The Phone Bridge we can use for the exec committee meeting to vote is
978-431-1111 ,code is 223

John will need at least a day or two to find out about truck costs, but
then we have to arrange a time to have the conference call.  I would be
available Saturday morning and most of the day Sunday, as well as most
times the following week (when I will be away visiting family) Please
let me know what times on the weekend and also next week would work for
you and I will try to sort through them and come up with a time.

Charlotte



Link to High Wheel Trimmer page
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_07177374000P?vName=Lawn+%26+Garden&cName=Handheld+Power+Tools&sName=Line+Trimmers#descriptionAnchor

Link to Handheld String trimmer
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_07179592000P?vName=Lawn+%26+Garden&cName=Handheld+Power+Tools&sName=Line+Trimmers#descriptionAnchor 





-----Original Message-----
From: Federowicz, Yvonne Marie <Yvonne_Federowicz at brown.edu>
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Cc: JohnViolin7 at aol.com
Sent: Wed, Jun 24, 2009 8:56 pm
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] pollination in Natick, MA

The Executive Committee also needs to vote on the weed whacker, unless
we wait until the Summer Meeting.

Who has set these group phone calls up before... Jamie...?

We would need to have an estimate, so yes, John please find that out.



-----Original Message-----
 From: masschestnutorchards-bounces at masschestnut.org on behalf of
rufin at charter.net
Sent: Wed 6/24/2009 8:45 PM
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Cc: JohnViolin7 at aol.com
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] pollination in Natick, MA

The Exuctive Committe can approve an expenditure.


Rufin

---- JohnViolin7 at aol.com wrote:
> Rufin and others on the board,
>
>
> What do you think? Should I see what this would cost? This is one of
those
> trees with mild resistance and or hypovirulance, or I suppose maybe a
> naturally less virulant strain of fungus. I would hate to miss this
one.    John
> Emery
>
>
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