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

[Witterings]

Do agree with the comments ... he's a good lad and could have just taken my money but instead gave me professional advice ... very definitely one on the keep / recommendation list!!!

 

Saw the comment about it getting brittle .... If it does get diseased, does it affect it's burn ability?? 

[Mark J]

On 11/12/2019 at 18:43, Witterings said:

 

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??

He's given you good advice there.

The spores of the fungus are windblown. There's a map here that shows its unfortunate spread: 

Chalara ash dieback in the UK

CHALARAMAP.FERA.DEFRA.GOV.UK

Ash trees go brittle quickly when they die back (deadline).