potentially very serious !!

[Vedhoggar]

16 hours ago, spuddog0507 said:

FFS we are going to have no trees left at this rate, i know there is 480 hectares of infected Larch coming down in the lakes, and when i spoke to our FC guy on Thursday he mentioned about the out break in Devon and Cornwall having movement orders on Hemlock n DF, i will ring him in the morn and find out,

Apparently it is not yet known if the pathogen is the cause of symptoms seen on trees or if something else but as things stand restrictions on movement in Cumbria are due to come into force on 26 Nov.

[5thelement]

The Forestry Journal has indicated that there are 13 confirmed sites in the UK, they are currently creating a demarcation area in Cumbria.

[devon TWiG]

3 hours ago, 5thelement said:

The Forestry Journal has indicated that there are 13 confirmed sites in the UK, they are currently creating a demarcation area in Cumbria.

Oh dear !!    I am not sure exactly what the effects are on the DF's in Oregon other than some needle loss on mature trees , it does not seem to be completely killing all trees affected ...yet , but time will tell and it may be different in the UK ..I have about 3 acres of mature 30m plus DF's which I do not wish to lose !  I have been felling some Ash in my woods today  due to die- back  at this rate I will have a field not a woods !!!!☹️

[5thelement]

15 minutes ago, devon TWiG said:

Oh dear !!    I am not sure exactly what the effects are on the DF's in Oregon other than some needle loss on mature trees , it does not seem to be completely killing all trees affected ...yet , but time will tell and it may be different in the UK ..I have about 3 acres of mature 30m plus DF's which I do not wish to lose !  I have been felling some Ash in my woods today  due to die- back  at this rate I will have a field not a woods !!!!☹️

I’ve cleared several ‘future forestry’ tree experimental blocks over the years, largely due to imported infections.
The last 5-6 years in the UK I worked predominantly in Ash dieback, the volume of losses where just tragic.

I would replace the felled Ash at your place with Black Locust. Seeing its uses and the quality of the coppice timber growth, combined with the regenerative speed that is unaffected by deer browsing, I think it would be a winner In Devon.

[spuddog0507]

7 hours ago, Vedhoggar said:

Apparently it is not yet known if the pathogen is the cause of symptoms seen on trees or if something else but as things stand restrictions on movement in Cumbria are due to come into force on 26 Nov.

Well it seems like its there and its in the western Lake district, how it got there is yet to be confirmed ! can only off been spread there by Human activety in my book i.e debris on walking boots mountain bikes etc, but it dont look to good at the moment, there are tens of 1000.s of trees coming down across Cumbria all ready with out another disease threatening 1000, more,,

[devon TWiG]

 The demarcation area has been updated / expanded in Devon as of 10 th Dec  I am now within this area   ☹️https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1038293/DemarcatedArea4_011221.pdf