Mysterious new disease threatens oak trees

[Tom2020]

Came across this today what do you think

 

Mysterious new disease threatens oak trees - Telegraph

[tommer9]

Scary is what i think....

[dannyT]

VERY worrying anybody else come across this or know anymore

[Mark Cattell]

The outbreak is one of a number of threats to Britain's ancient trees. A separate disease, sudden oak death, has spread across the country, killing beach, larch and ash as well as oaks since it was introduced from abroad 10 years ago.

 

This beach sounds a bad place to go on hoilday:001_tt2:.... think they mean beech..

 

SOD and AOD has been reported in the AA newsletter and other FC publication its a wait and see situation as far as I have read....

Edited April 29, 2010 by Mark Cattell

[Arborist]

Some info I have on various diseases effecting our mighty Oaks!

SOD%27s%20Law[1].pdf

Phytophthora%20ramorum[1].doc

Oak%20dieback%20PDF[1].pdf

Acute%20Oak%20Decline[1].pdf

[Ian Flatters]

On the plus side think of all that timber....planks, posts, firewood......

 

Seriously that a scary thought that a lot of our mighty oaks could be wiped out!

[dannyT]

Its a funny one this as arborists we respect and admire trees but often we earn our living by cutting trees down. If this disease takes hold (god forbid) there could be a LOT of work. A bitter sweet predicament...................

[Bart]

Good post, not heard of this

 

Nice links Arborist.

[Mesterh]

Oh dear that doesnt sound very good.

 

 

 

Unless your a tree cutter,

[toprotter]

The only positive (and i'm clutching at straws) is that it does'nt effect the younger tree's so hopefully something can be done in time so at least the young will one day become old...for future generations