Help please, is this plane tree doomed

[Big Mark]

I live in S/W France and I have a very worried customer, the 150 year old plane tree in the garden is not looking too good, is it doomed? does it have the the deadly fungus, Ceratocystis platani? Thanks for any Help. Mark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Paul Cleaver]

is that gnomonia platani - if so - no problem

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Water in dry weather and add a mulch to rob free nitrogen from the soil, get a small section of the cambium and spring wood vessels off to a pathologist.

[treeseer]

add a mulch to rob free nitrogen from the soil"

 

[sloth]

add a mulch to rob free nitrogen

 

Seconded, care to elaborate tony?

[Paul Cleaver]

Seconded, care to elaborate tony?

 

my guess would be - tree under stress needs to preserve energy reserves - nitrogen makes the tree put on extra growth and that depletes the energy reserves

[Big Mark]

Thanks everyone, I don't think its lack of water as we have had more than our fair share this spring. I was wondering if its the start of the same problem with the plane trees along the Canal du Midi?

 

It looks like its really struggling, its only got half the leafs it should have and a lot are curling up and dropping off.

 

Cutting it down is a last resort, so feeding it with nitrogen is a good idea, how do I do that?

 

Cheers

[David Humphries]

Hello Mark

 

What's the context with this tree.

 

Is it near other Planes in the immediate area?

 

Are they similarly affected?

 

 

 

 

Have you ruled out Plane Anthracnose?

 

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[Big Mark]

Hello David, there are no other Plane tree in the immediate area, in fact I don't think there are any more on the estate. it is sat next to a horse-chestnut.

 

Just Googled what Plane Anthracnose is and it looks like this tree has these symptoms.

 

is there anything I can do, feed the roots?

Thanks

[Paul Cleaver]

Thanks everyone, I don't think its lack of water as we have had more than our fair share this spring. I was wondering if its the start of the same problem with the plane trees along the Canal du Midi?

 

It looks like its really struggling, its only got half the leafs it should have and a lot are curling up and dropping off.

 

Cutting it down is a last resort, so feeding it with nitrogen is a good idea, how do I do that?

 

Cheers

 

no Mark nitrogen is not good for this tree