Willow tree

[woody paul]

Hi all. Got asked to look at a willow today which has died suddenly after coming out in leaf. Loose bark at base no sign of honey fungus, ground is wet most of the time, there is a main sewer pipe near by.Anyone got any idears.

 

 

[Jesse]

Hi Paul, sounds and looks like Anthracnose of weeping Willow very common, and that trees had it, if caught at an earlier stage and on a younger tree fungicides may be tried, Benomyl and a few others can work but I am not sure what is available in the UK, on all the ones we find we take them down,early good indications are leaf spots, purplish to brown together with distortion , advanced flick the trunk of the tree with your finger nail and it will normally sound detached (lifted/hollow) hope that helps.