Sudden Oak Death (Phytophthora Ramorum)

[Bewarethemoon]

I've been working for a client who own a small patch of private woodland adjacent to their home. The woodland is mainly occupied by Scot's Pine along with a few Oak here and there. They have contracted the above disease and we have beem felling all affected. My question to anyone who can help is once cleared would the land be suitable for replanting? The customer likes the idea of an orchard.

 

Cheers guys.

[RDB logs]

Try this Forestry Commission - Phytophthora - advice to owners, agents and industry

the download 3/4 way down the page called replanting affected sites is quite good and has a table to tell you what is ok to plant

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Thanks for that link RD.

One thing I don't understand is 'susceptible bark'. What is meant by this?

Thanks

[RDB logs]

Yes good question, I'm sure some one may correct me if I'm wrong.

 

Some hosts such as larch are susceptible to hosting the spores on both their bark and foliage. Holly are susceptible to leaf infection but not bark and oak bark but not leaf.

 

Symptoms of susceptible bark include bleeding cankers and resin bleeds on stem and branches

 

However the FC table shows species with resistant bark in the natural environment, but when it is taken to the lab most species become susceptible, presumably this means in theory no species are safe?

 

Cheers rich