Oak tree - virus/bacteria/infection?

[Tommy Hutchinson]

On 03/11/2019 at 12:41, Gary Prentice said:

Have you got a copy of the AAs terms and conditions for Arb consultants? 

The best £25 or so that you'll ever spend. 

Arboricultural Association - Guidance Note 9

WWW.TREES.ORG.UK

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A source of publications, guidance notes and leaflets for arboriculturists. Competitively priced available to members...

Not ducking the question but H&S becomes so involved once you're trying to cover yourself because you end up introducing everything that you consider in your decision making process. ( occupation frequency/ fixed targets and their value/ size of part likely to fail etc etc) If you're not careful the client holds you responsible for the 1" diameter/<1m dead branch that you didn't see in the dense foliage that then cracks the pane in his greenhouse.)

Gary, do you mean the T&C's for an ArbAC or general arb consultant?

[Gary Prentice]

9 hours ago, Tommy Hutchinson said:

Gary, do you mean the T&C's for an ArbAC or general arb consultant?

T & C'S for consultants/ surveyors etc

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

On 21/10/2019 at 01:23, Hadyn98 said:

Hi ,

I have an oak tree on my front boundary with strange dark marks in the forks.  A tree surgeon who was working a few doors down commented that the tree is infected (I can't remember if he said it had a virus or bacteria or?)  and would eventually die and so needs to be taken out , he would charge £xxx to do it.  (I had asked him to look at other trees in my garden, so it wasn't an unsolicited comment or cold calling. )

However, I am a bit sceptical of someone who cuts trees down for a living saying my tree needs to be cut down.!

I see mention of Slime Flux / bacterial wetwood, but it's not clear to me this is the same symptoms.  I wasn't aware of any smells, and doesn't seem to attract insects. 

 

I was wondering if anyone could comment on these pictures ?

 

The tree seems to be in good health otherwise.

 

Thanks,

Hadyn

that tree just has a poor genetic coding, making it prone to odd unions, see whole forests of oaks in Buckinghamshire with similar bad genetics.