Quercus Question

[Arran Turner]

What is it called when larger limbs die off in mature oaks at the top of the crown, i have been told its called stags horn?, is there an offical term or other names. Just wondering

 

Thnk you!

 

Arran

[Hodge]

Stagg head? Ive allways known it as.

[Arran Turner]

ahh okey, it was my paving/hardlandscaping lectuer who said it lol, well he was quite close

 

Thank you

 

Arran

[RobArb]

Stag heads in oaks are due to the way in which the tree is retrenching its upper crown to use vital resources lower and where needed to retain survival and longevity:thumbup:

[David Humphries]

When a tree is under stress or growing old, it will concentrate it's photosynthetic material (leaves) lower down in it's canopy. It then shut's down the peripheral branches which die off and are left sticking out (stags head, because they look a little like antlers I guess)

 

This is also know as natural retrenchment.

 

 

 

Edit.................Rob beat me to it

 

 

 

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[RobArb]

 

 

Edit.................Rob beat me to it

 

 

 

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Thats a first for me:lol:

[David Humphries]

Thats a first for me:lol:

 

But a 'fail', as you made the cardinal mistake of not adding a visual

 

 

 

 

 

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[RobArb]

Haha, cheat:sneaky2:

 

That want there first time round?

 

Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

[David Humphries]

Haha, cheat:sneaky2:

 

That want there first time round?

 

Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

 

 

 

Oh the joy that is the despotic power frenzy of site moderation aHa Ha ha ha ha ha ah ha

 

 

 

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[Arran Turner]

Thank you guys

 

Arran