Ash - Chances of catching Deadline

[Witterings]

I've just had someone round to get a quote to have some conifers and an Ash tree cut back and whilst we're fairly secluded where we are he said he wouldn't have any work done on the Ash as there's a very high chance it'd get Deadline .... especially as one of the Estate's about 10/12 miles away has quite a lot it and it seems to be spreading in this direction.

 

I just wanted to ask if it really is that virulent or not and generally the chances of it getting it and percentage of trees affected and if some escape it??

 

EDIT: Meant Die back as Stubby pointed out ?

Edited December 11, 2019 by Witterings

[Stubby]

5 minutes ago, Witterings said:

I've just had someone round to get a quote to have some conifers and an Ash tree cut back and whilst we're fairly secluded where we are he said he wouldn't have any work done on the Ash as there's a very high chance it'd get Deadline .... especially as one of the Estate's about 10/12 miles away has quite a lot it and it seems to be spreading in this direction.

 

I just wanted to ask if it really is that virulent or not and generally the chances of it getting it and percentage of trees affected and if some escape it??

If you mean " die back " then yes the chances are high that it will get it . Check out the threads on here relating to Chalara Fraxinia

[Witterings]

28 minutes ago, Stubby said:

If you mean " die back " then yes the chances are high that it will get it . Check out the threads on here relating to Chalara Fraxinia

 

What a complete twat I am .... no idea why I typed Deadline but cheers for pointing it out ?

[Stere]

Still don't understand ?

 

Do you mean the arborist who quoted said he won't reduce an ash tree because it might make it get ash dieback?

 

 

Doesn't make sense as it may get it anyway or does trimming it make it more likely? Might be a resistant tree?

 

[Boo Who?]

Pruning wounds always make a tree more vulnerable. The bark is there to maintain the tree as a sealed entity, as soon as you break that seal you open it up to potential disease and pathogens.
Depending on the general state/ vigour of the tree before pruning you can guesstimate it’s chances of fighting infection, plus you can reduce susceptibility by pruning smaller diameter younger wood that seals itself off quicker. If you don’t need to do it right now maybe put it off for a year or two. Either it will get dieback anyway and then you only pay once to remove it, or it will continue to grow naturally until remedial work is essential.
It seems he was being reasonable trying to protect both the tree and your pocket...!

[Witterings]

1 hour ago, Stere said:

Still don't understand ?

 

Do you mean the arborist who quoted said he won't reduce an ash tree because it might make it get ash dieback?

 

 

Doesn't make sense as it may get it anyway or does trimming it make it more likely? Might be a resistant tree?

 

 

He was saying it was 2 fold ..... reducing the tree now would firstly increase the chances it gets it but also he was saying there's an incredibly high chance it will get it anyway (reduced or not) and in which case I'd be paying to have it reduced now and potentially paying to have it cut down a year later because it's diseased .... in other words leave it and see if it gets it or not before deciding what to do.

I was just surprised and hadn't realised how prolific it is and thought that without any other Ash trees in the immediate proximity it'd possibly give it a buffer but he doesn't seem to think so which is kind of what my query was about??

[doobin]

I'm near you and I'm advising clients to leave ash to take their chances also. No point reducing to have to fell a few months later. It's really bad around here.

[Tilio-acerion]

What is the cut off point for ash once they are affected by the deadline? Is there a time limit?

[doobin]

Best to knock them over before they get really brittle, otherwise it's not much fun standing underneath them as you fell them.

 

[Stubby]

9 hours ago, Tilio-acerion said:

What is the cut off point for ash

About ground level , give or take . ?

[Jake Andrews]

Sounds like he’s given you sound advice to be fair. Doesn’t want you to spend your money twice. If it were me I would wait. Reducing trees are superficial and therefore not always required whereas removal is a justified decision.