Horse chestnut questionnaire

[rupert]

Hello to you all.

 

I am currently undertaking a dissertation at Writtle College on the extent of horse chestnut leaf minor and bleeding canker, and the management techniques used to mitigate these problems. Attached is a link to a questionnaire that will be sent to many people across the UK involved within the tree industry. I would be very grateful if you could take the time to complete the questionnaire, which will take five to ten minutes. If you do not have time now then please do complete it at later date. The survey is online until the 22nd of January 2010.

 

The results will provide a better insight into the spread of horse chestnut leaf minor and bleeding canker, and the effectiveness of the various management techniques being used to mitigate them. The findings will be available to everyone involved in the research. Please find the questionnaire here: Horse chestnut questionnaire.

 

Thanks, Rupert

[Stephen Blair]

i have felled a good few, so that wont help you much, but i did totem pole one, and it has come back a treat. i will monitor as time goes on, hopefully it will survive

[rupert]

Hi Steve, I'm very interested in the removed horse chestnut trees too. So please do fill in a questionnaire. I'm curious to see how they respond to such pruning techniques. I've pollarded a few smallish ones, even though the books I've read don't recommend it, and they seem to be doing ok at the moment.

[josharb87]

done this to a pair of HCs recently, be intresting to see what they do!

 

fell alot though

 

 

 

 

[Stephen Blair]

is that honey fungus josh?

[josharb87]

honestly dont know mate! mycelium sounds like a good word?? haha, need to do tech cert sometime i think!

[Stephen Blair]

they do look like boot laces

[David oakman]

Our local church had similar done to it and it got Polyporus squamosus on all the large pruning wounds But it did put on new growth

[Tommy_B]

is that honey fungus?

 

Think so:001_smile:

[rupert]

A big thank you to everyone who has taken the time to fill in the questionnaire. The results have been very interesting so far. If you haven't had time to fill one in it's still available here. Thanks guys and gals, keep them coming.