disposing of ash trees

[Breezeblock]

what should we be doing in event of getting an infected ash tree to dispose of is there any guidelines from the govt

[timtree81]

Nothing as of yet , but if it does witch it will IMO , then tree work as normal , there will be a glut of fire wood for the next few years

[Gnarlyoak]

Trees confirmed or suspected of having the disease should not be removed. They need to be qurantined and reported to DEFRA/FC

 

See FC website: Forestry Commission - Pests and diseases - Ash dieback (Chalara fraxinea)

[Gnarlyoak]

Nothing as of yet , but if it does witch it will IMO , then tree work as normal , there will be a glut of fire wood for the next few years

 

If a tree is infected then it is not tree work as normal! There is a ban on knowingly transporting infected material.

 

The timber will be useable as firewood, but it will have to be treated first before it can be transported from infection site.

[HCR]

Not totally relevant to the original question, but good advice all the same.

 

RFS report back on Ash Dieback summit, 7 November | RFS

 

Two experts representing the RFS were among 100 leading figures from forestry and government attending a key summit called to discuss the crisis over ash dieback (Chalara fraxinea) on 7 November. The summit was chaired by Environment Secretary Owen Paterson. Attending from the RFS were experts Rod Leslie, author and Chartered Forester, and former Forestry Commission pathologist Dr John Gibbs. To read their full report, scroll down to the PDF at the end of this page.

Rod Leslie commented: “It is clear that the disease has gone past the point where any immediate sanitation felling would do any good, and the clear message from the summit was not to panic and to continue as normal.

“The main risk of infection is from the leaves, but only between June and October. RFS members intending to fell ash this winter should continue, but there is no case for emergency felling of ash, as the science shows it will have no affect on the spread of the disease.”

With the Ash Tag website up and running, materials are available for identifying the disease. RFS members, both woodland owners and members watching over the countryside, will be a key part of tracking what is happening.

[timtree81]

If a tree is infected then it is not tree work as normal! There is a ban on knowingly transporting infected material.

 

The timber will be useable as firewood, but it will have to be treated first before it can be transported from infection site.

 

Sorry I mean if it spreads to all trees and is beyond control

[Craig Johnson]

there is some new french research that surgest that the virus is in the stem and not just the leaves and top. this would mean every thing would be burnt on site, no glut of fire wood from infected sites.

[Mark Bolam]

To my mind infected woodland trees could just be left to do their own thing, but can anyone really imagine burning a 12 tonne garden tree on site in a town?

[Johny Walker]

To my mind infected woodland trees could just be left to do their own thing, but can anyone really imagine burning a 12 tonne garden tree on site in a town?

 

we did it wi elms yrs ago & more than 12t , shear waste of wood & it didnt stop the spread so a waste of time imo

[openspaceman]

there is some new french research that surgest that the virus is in the stem and not just the leaves and top. this would mean every thing would be burnt on site, no glut of fire wood from infected sites.

 

The fungus may well be in the stem, attacking the wood, but the spores only develop in the leaves and petioles ( possibly buds and seeds) and this is what spreads the infection.

 

I'm still not inclined to transport leaves and buds off site but then I'm no longer doing this work.