Holm Oak ganoderma

[bigtrees.co.uk]

Hi

This is my first proper post on here so be gentle on me

 

I was asked to look at a mature holm oak (45ft height, 1.5m diameter trunk). I found one fruiting fungi body at the bottom of the trunk near the buttresses. I am 100% its ganoderma. The tree has lots off decay in the crown and in the trunk and is covered in black golf ball like fungi, mainly on the main trunk up to 2m. The tree is in a shaded area. The foliage looks very healthy but there is lotts of deadwood. The customer would like the tree removed if its goin to start dropping limbs as he parks his car under it. The limbs coming off the decayed main trunk are long and heavy and almost touching the ground.

 

Q 1 - If I fell the tree what do I do with my woodchip? Will it have any ganoderma within it?

 

Q 2 - Could I heavily reduce the tree to help the tree live alittle longer?

 

Sorry for no pics. Thanks for your time.

 

Ben @ Bigtrees

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

fell it and re plant, stack the chip, the heat will kill the spores.

[Ian Flatters]

fell it and re plant, stack the chip, the heat will kill the spores.

 

Agreed.

 

 

Plus cut those chogs a bit smaller than normal because tis heavy wood.

[gibbon]

Hi

Q 2 - Could I heavily reduce the tree to help the tree live alittle longer?

 

 

Ben @ Bigtrees

 

Yes, they never die

[bigtrees.co.uk]

Thanks for the advice on the clogs flatters will bear in mind

regarding the heavy reduction I think its best to take out and re plant especially as location is a maniquered garden. Im all for leaving trees standing even if they have all sorts of fungi issues and look rotten but I think this ones gotta go. I'l get some pics of the job up on here in a month or two

thanks for your help on this one