Opinions on this chesnut?

[YoGi_93]

Its got these cankers all over the trunk sections with splits in the outer layer all over the tree. The client says the leaves are few and far between (obviously only seeing it in winter it's hard for me to tell). What do you think? Aparently her gardener says it looks very unhappy.

 

 

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[rossy]

Are the splits oozing brown goo anywhere?

 

 

 

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[testcricket01]

Looks like a normal horsechestnut to me. They do seem to be struggling the last few years though, got big one to take out soon still has buds on it but it doesnt come out into leaf. Seen that a few times now.

[TreeswingerPerth]

Looks ok for the time of year from the pics. , have another look when it should be in leaf and take it from there .

TS

[Scottie]

Get rid of all of the rubbish that is leaning against the trunk and give the tree a chance to breath.

Edited February 24, 2013 by Scottie
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[Scottie]

Could be in early stages of canker with signs of the bark cracking up. A good mulch and an injection of phosphites might help it.

Edited February 24, 2013 by Scottie
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[Paul Jenks]

Take a look at the size of the buds. They should be starting to swell up now and should be clearly visible from ground level.

[JonnyVine]

Hi

The first photo, just above the paving slabs is what appears to be loose bark?

Try to remove it, if it comes away easily then most likely the cambium below it hs been killed, look for any fungus mycelium or bootlace type rhyzomorphs.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Hi

The first photo, just above the paving slabs is what appears to be loose bark?

Try to remove it, if it comes away easily then most likely the cambium below it hs been killed, look for any fungus mycelium or bootlace type rhyzomorphs.

 

loose bark also potentially psuedomona, often followed by flamulina velutipes, chondrostereum purpureum and Pluerotus ostreatus as secondaries

[Ian C]

That's in decline , removed a few in the lsdt few months just like that, one to do shortly. Deffo hcbc .

 

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