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Chalara fraxinea - die back of ash, in situ


David Humphries
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I had the opportunity to get out into one of the confirmed sites today with the Forestry Commision.

 

The FC and others, have put together a lot of really clear and useful data on the spread & symptoms of the disease,

 

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but I felt that I needed to have a look at a site in the flesh to get a feel for what is being affected and how it might be spreading

 

The site is a privately owned wood that is mainly standard & coppice with a few fine pollards and a stand of timber crop, the species ranging predominantly through oak, field maple, hazel, elm (regen) & ash.

 

The wood is isolated within arable farm land and sits fairly high within its surrounding landscape.

 

There is one main ride running roughly east/west.

 

 

 

My appreciation to the FC at Santon Downham (and land owner) for facilitating the impromptu site visit, especially during the obvious busy time with the rapid survey just being finalised.

 

I shall be taking back what I learnt to a meeting at work tomorrow to share & inform those who will be looking out for the progress of this disease into the urban environment.

 

 

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The recent survey of this wood involved a rapid walk over of the perimeter & main rides & paths.

 

Currently the only types of ash in this wood that appear to be infected are young 2-3m (5-10 year old) natural regeneration at the edge of the main ride.

None of the older saplings, young or mature trees appear to be affected at this time.

 

The map shows roughly where the saplings (we witnissed with the symptoms) were within the wood.

 

 

 

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I didn't get a chance to study the site for long to get a good look for any fruiting bodies on the discarded rachises (leaf stalks).

But most of the associated symptoms were in evidence.

Wilted small branches, necrotic leaf stalks, bark lesions along where the side branchlets were affected etc....

 

Worth bearing in mind that the fall doesn't help with spotting the subtle differences between a healthy shutting down tree & one with the disease.

 

I will get together a gallery of these shots and when/if I manage get any of the fruit bodies, in to the Arbtalk fungi directory.

 

 

 

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What biosecurity measures were in place?

 

Interesting about it only being on younger trees.

 

Knocking out residual mud from tread of boots, then application of Propellar for foot wear, change of clothes & boots, then I made sure the car was washed (specifically the wheel treads & arches), as I'm going back down to London tomorrow and mindful not to spread anything I shouldn't be.

 

I felt that the above was ample,

especially as this is wind bourne and going to be eventually everwhere.

 

 

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