TheTallGuy
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- Location
- Cambridgeshire
They've been saying right from the start about how it's "just starting" & "about to explode", "decimation imminent". 5 years ago I had an expert tell me that one of my Ash trees was infected & that meant the rest were & needed felling as they were going to die imminently. Only the one tree died & the others continue looking healthy...We have a wood of 95 plus % ash and a forestry advisory company have told me to fall the lot.They said the die back was just starting and the whole lot will,inevitably,get it.There is a grant to replant with broad leafed trees and conifers afterwards, apparently.
My plan is keep an eye on all my trees regardless of species, only felling those where necessary, otherwise just limbing out where required. If a tree shows significant signs of Chalara then I'll fell & burn. I'm "actively encouraging" ash seedlings where possible.