Disease or not?

[Dinocart]

Can anyone tell me what this trees problem is please?

 

I thought it might be an old graft or something, but has die back further up trunk leaving cavities where branches fall off.

 

I'm probably being dumb, but...

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

cant believe no ones replied yet!

 

it is a graft, it isnt diseased, its just old, these types of chestnut especialy in high competition will always struggle with age and decay, the graft complicates things a bit but essentialy, shes an old girl and probably just her time im sad to say.

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

cant believe no ones replied yet!

 

it is a graft, it isnt diseased, its just old, these types of chestnut especialy in high competition will always struggle with age and decay, the graft complicates things a bit but essentialy, shes an old girl and probably just her time im sad to say.

 

Hama...red (Carnea?) on white (hippo.)?

 

Thanks, sometimes my basics are lapse....oops, shhh!

 

Paul

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Hama...red (Carnea?) on white (hippo.)?

 

Thanks, sometimes my basics are lapse....oops, shhh!

 

Paul

 

reckon so.

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

reckon so.

 

Phew...'live to lie, sorry die, another day", ha!

 

Thanks Hama...as always!

 

Paul

[Dinocart]

Cheers! thanks for quick reply chaps.

[RobArb]

why would it not be white on red?

 

because whites common and reds not??

 

or have i answered my own question:biggrin:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

why would it not be white on red?

 

because whites common and reds not??

 

or have i answered my own question:biggrin:

 

the whole point of grafting is to get the vigour of the rootstock

 

think about it:001_smile:

[RobArb]

still thinkin, but in the mean time do you reckon that was field grafted or container grafted then planted?

[RobArb]

so the nice red slower growing carnea:confused1: can grow as big and as healthy as a white hippo would?

 

hot or cold?