Copper earth electrode use "banned"?

Former Community Member over 4 years ago

New one on me, looked at caravan/camp site yesterday and client adverse to use of copper clad electrodes as he is attributing the death of his Lime trees (Tilia oliveri) and Red Oak trees (I missed his Latin designation for these and couldn't find it) to the use of buried copper.

He knew his trees and I wondered if anyone else had heard of this?

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BOD

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0 AJJewsbury over 4 years ago

It’s now 35ft tall, with it’s own plumbing!

As a chainsaw owner, may I point out a danger of letting metal get embedded in trees - one day the tree will have to come down, and chainsaws really don't like trying to cut metal. OK hitting copper (or aluminium) isn't quite as bad as hitting steel, but even so the cost of a new chain and the risk of serious injury from kick-back is better avoided.

- Andy.
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0 AJJewsbury over 4 years ago

It’s now 35ft tall, with it’s own plumbing!

As a chainsaw owner, may I point out a danger of letting metal get embedded in trees - one day the tree will have to come down, and chainsaws really don't like trying to cut metal. OK hitting copper (or aluminium) isn't quite as bad as hitting steel, but even so the cost of a new chain and the risk of serious injury from kick-back is better avoided.

- Andy.
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