V.T.A symptoms "the chatty trees"

[David Humphries]

Not my proudest moment but the big one, multi stemmed was an old coppiced stool and kretz in attendence.

 

I dont post these images happily, but then if i only show the best ones I am lying and misleading.

 

 

I don't really see the issue Tony.

 

The trees are being managed in a way that is sympathetic to their environment & condition.

 

Beter this approach (in that situation) than complete removal, imo

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I don't really see the issue Tony.

 

The trees are being managed in a way that is sympathetic to their environment & condition.

 

Beter this approach (in that situation) than complete removal, imo

 

 

 

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True

[Treecreeper1961]

Hope you don't mind but a question on the prescription of reduction on these trees and Kretz.

Have these also been reduced for light reasons or to reduce sail area?

 

How do you go about assessing the risk posed by Kretzchmaria deusta and justify reduction rather than removal? Tha soft rot mode being notoriously hard to detect and the risk of uprooting being high??

 

If the Kretz is decaying the roots is it fair to assume there is no great immediate worry if the crown shows no sign of decline? Or, put another way, does the decay of the roots show itself in the crown early, at all or in time to act?

[Treecreeper1961]

Here I have a few pictures showing the body language of fairly obvious faults, flaws and failures.

Any observations appreciated and any guesses as too fungi responsible for decay would be interesting:

[Fungus]

showing the body language of fairly obvious faults, flaws and failures. Any observations appreciated and any guesses as too fungi responsible for decay would be interesting

 

It would help, if you would start with giving the species names of the shown trees .

[Treecreeper1961]

It would help, if you would start with giving the species names of the shown trees .

 

Bloody amateurs, sorry.

 

1'2 and last P. x canadensis

 

The others are Q. robur I believe.

[Fungus]

1) 1'2

2) last P. x canadensis

3) The others are Q. robur

 

1) Armillaria species with rhizomorphs outside and plaques inside.

2) Could be Abortiporus biennis.

3) The dry brown rot of the heart wood either Laetiporus sulphureus or Daedalea quercina and the brown rot of the sapwood at the trunk's base could be Fistulina hepatica or Inonotus dryinus.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

1) Armillaria species with rhizomorphs outside and plaques inside.

2) Could be Abortiporus biennis.

3) The dry brown rot of the heart wood either Laetiporus sulphureus or Daedalea quercina and the brown rot of the sapwood at the trunk's base could be Fistulina hepatica or Inonotus dryinus.

 

what is this brown rotting I.dryinus:confused1:

[Treecreeper1961]

what is this brown rotting I.dryinus:confused1:

 

Don't know but it sounds uncomfortable. Recommend sudacrem.

[Treecreeper1961]

1) Armillaria species with rhizomorphs outside and plaques inside.

2) Could be Abortiporus biennis.

3) The dry brown rot of the heart wood either Laetiporus sulphureus or Daedalea quercina and the brown rot of the sapwood at the trunk's base could be Fistulina hepatica or Inonotus dryinus.

 

There were two species of fungi on tree no.2. A. mellea and O.populinus I believe.Stand to be corrected of course.