Tha Ulsterscot
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That's what we are seeing in the ash we planted 15+ yrs back. The lesions/scabs of the dieback are ringing the girth.A forester tells me trees up to 5 inch diameter are most affected and you may find bigger trees can recover. Certainly lots of evidence in some trees 100 years old
It's called epicormic growth and is taken as a sure sign of a tree in stress/struggling for life.This year they have thrown new shoots from everywhere except the extremes and are looking quite good.
But not dead as previously assumed....... Any idea of likely conclusion?It's called epicormic growth and is taken as a sure sign of a tree in stress/struggling for life.
An awful lot of chestnuts have Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner these days, quite amazing that it only arrived about 10-15 years ago.Not sure what it's called but around here on top of Ash dieback and the Larch issue we have a disease in Horse Chestnuts which are causing them to die !
No expert but they will probably struggle on for a few years before succumbing.But not dead as previously assumed....... Any idea of likely conclusion?
Not a clue. I only.noticed we had some when son poited it out.How does it spread ?
An airborne fungus so cutting diseased trees will now probably be too late. Spreads from diseased leaves in the autumn. Suggested that you gather up and burn all the infected leaves which is impracticalHow does it spread ?