disposing of ash trees

[timberbear]

I think if the disease takes hold then where trees can be left to stand then they will increase and enhance the biodiversity value of the wood. Decaying trees provide holes and food for all types of wildlife. Woodlands will recover and species will change, infact we've yet to see what will happen when climate change takes hold! Obviously trees in high risk areas where failure could result in death, injury or damage to property or on road sides would have to be removed. I've been involved on two sites in Cardiff suffering from Phytophthora ramorum, where notice was served not only to fell the rhodies but several large ash, sycamore and beech. It was a real balls ache, everything was burnt, the fire burnt for days and had to be fenced off. All kit had to be disinfected and washed, vehicles leaving site were pressure washed down. On another woodland site we have a container which contains everything we need for a days felling and climbing, it's cheaper to buy and store on site than spend money and time on chemicals for cleaning. The visual impact will be devastating for a while but will soon green over but the bank accounts that will be paying for the work will be empty for a lot longer.

[Crazy Cutter]

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?

 

You beat me to it! We need to do nothing and carry on as normal. How many people have an ash in their garden walk on the leaves going to work and then travel 30 miles! How many farmers have flailed their hedges and moved from one holding to another?There seems no point in spraying boots etc. If you don't have this disease next spring you will have. Leave all trees and only fell for safety or as part of your usual firewood/thinning programme. Any felling of live trees now will only kill off those which are resistant to the disease.

[Lyn Ed]

just heard on the news that its been found 9 miles down the road from me, apparently on young stock planted in 2009.

[Treegeek]

Ive been looking at airburners recently think it might be a good idea

[tilly]

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)

 

Good research there Rick

[Joe Loggs]

Ive been looking at airburners recently think it might be a good idea

 

Funny you say that I was talking to my boss tonight and he mentioned about one of them. That would allow you to burn on site without polluting the air.

[face cord]

Airburners sound really wastful if your burning whole trees in them etc

 

There was guy with a plot on an industrial estate here awhile ago with some kind of outdoor furnace (wasn't as fancy looking as thoose airburners) just some rusty old tank type job. burning 100's of old pallets everyday to dispose of them. said the council allowed it as he said he needed it to keep warm while he worked?

 

How bout using infected wood to make charcoal on site?

Edited November 9, 2012 by face cord

[Breezeblock]

Ive been looking at airburners recently think it might be a good idea

 

built one 3 years ago had a 40 hp kubota motor driving a big fan and weighed about 18t we were loading it with a 25t excavator unbelievable amount of energy wasted up in the air

[arbmark]

You beat me to it! We need to do nothing and carry on as normal. How many people have an ash in their garden walk on the leaves going to work and then travel 30 miles! How many farmers have flailed their hedges and moved from one holding to another?There seems no point in spraying boots etc. If you don't have this disease next spring you will have. Leave all trees and only fell for safety or as part of your usual firewood/thinning programme. Any felling of live trees now will only kill off those which are resistant to the disease.

 

most sensible real world words i have heard yet on the subject. get it framed

[tuttle]

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?

 

When foot and mouth was rife, I remember driving past a field in Hereford, they were burning them by the hundred - shocking.