Poorly Oaks

[Paul Cleaver]

I'm afraid I have no diagnosis to add, but I await the outcome with bated breath...

It occurs to me, though, that if it is only affecting the oak which are fairly spread out and is skipping other species, it must have come on site in the planting soil/rootball/containers, no? If so and if it is, it might not be sending out identifiable rhizomorphs yet. If it is and is confirmed as Armillaria, maybe the oaks will have to be taken out, roots and all, asap to avoid spreading the infection. Tisk, I am speculating prematurely.[/QU

 

Fair comment -

[Gary Prentice]

This would be a good opportunity to try out one of the lateral flow field kits. It would be interesting to test yoursef and then confirm the result with the FC's.

[Glen Poole]

Hi, i am affraid as of yet i have heard nothing back, i will give them a nudge today.

[Glen Poole]

Afternoon all, i've just had a phone call from a Helen Carter from the Forestry Commission Plant Health Team & she along with her colleage Ben Jones are in the East Sussex area next week & they are wanting to meet with me on site so they can do some tests so i will up date as soon as i have answers.

[Le Sanglier]

sounds ominous!

[Glen Poole]

It does sound a little worrying, but it's because they are coming down this way anyway they thought it would be a good idea to come & have a look. Hopefully it isn't too serious. The phone call was totally unexpected & I am looking forward to spending the day with them learning.

[JonnyVine]

Glen

Splendid, red carpet treatment, you've impressed them

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

looking at the amount of trees affected - if its honey fungus the ground will be loaded with rhizomorphs and some with mycelium around the base of the trees - It should be easy to find - if none is present then im for phytophthora

 

 

I would tend agree with that, I do have a tendancy to suspect honey and work from there in these sorts of situations and occasionally I am caught out probably because I really dont want to hear those horrible words, Phytopthora.

 

Its getting depressing the state of tree health these days, so many negative impacts about for trees now.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Tisk, I am speculating prematurely.[/QU

 

Fair comment -

 

Ha, dont worry about it, I do it all the time!

[daltontrees]

I bet those FC folk are worried about the dreaded P word. One look at those black lesions and it immediately comes to mind then is dismissed in favour of a less alarming diagnosis.