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On 31/08/2024 at 18:08, 5thelement said:

Visited this very large Horsechestnut today as the customer wanted advice on managing/retaining the tree. 
Most Horsechestnut in my area, (including the two large ones in my own garden) are either showing early Autumn colours and dropping leaves, or are hammered with leaf miner, this one is almost untouched. 
The crown is in excellent shape apart from one main stem, there is historic metal cable bracing present. 

The rootplate tells a totally different story, numerous fruiting bodies of Ganoderma resinaceum, both old and new, some serious rot/decay in at least two of the buttress flares (possibly the cause/instigated by flail damage) and extending out along surface roots, and the start of a column developing. 

 

This tree is large and well within striking distance of the house.
The customer would like to retain if possible, although the tree would have to be reduced by half to remove completely from the target. 
There are growth point to reduce to and I have seen sizeable reduced and pollard Horsechestnut here in SW France.

 

I’ve never come across Ganoderma resinaceum on this host, If it where Oak, I would recommend a reduction and monitor, not sure how a diffuse porous timber like Horsechestnut will hold up to the Ganoderma in the long term though and felling may be the better solution. 
 

Thoughts ?

 

#davidhumphries

 

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For me that’s out or nothing.

Reduce it by a half and it’ll look terrible, and rot even quicker. 

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What's this then?

 

I assume Fungi as Lichen would take years to accrue that much coverage.

 

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The Mrs thought it was paint at first. Until I point out that we were in the middle of a wood, and why would someone bother?

 

 

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