Severe bleeding canker on an ash

[davidjm55]

I found this on a small ash tree near Birmingham a few days ago and thought I'd post it on here, I've never seen bleeding canker like this on an ash tree. The tree is on the bank of a deep pool in the middle of a field and I had to lean right out to get the photos, so I hope they are clear enough. There were other ash trees in an adjacant field but they they showed no signs at all.

Is it Chalara Fraxinea or something else..?? any ideas......

David

[treequip]

I think your Ash tree is an Oak

[cheesmanator]

No no, defiantly a Scott's pine... 100%

[Quercus-90]

Quercus, not fraxinus

 

 

 

 

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[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Barbed wire and stock net nailed to the tree, looks like historic deer browsing damage, at least it's been well cared for through it's short life....

[Peasgood]

Deer damage?

I think a giraffe would struggle to reach that high.

[MattyF]

Not an ash ....

[davidjm55]

Sorry for the mistake, of course it's a small oak. I'm guessing that it's acute oak decline but it's the first time I've seen anything as bad as this, has anyone else seen an oak bleeding as bad as this one, particularly as it's only a small specimen.

 

I see dozens of mature oaks every week and to date I haven't seen one showing any signs of infection. As I mentioned earlier this one is on the bank of a deep overgrown pool in the middle of a big field.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Deer damage?

I think a giraffe would struggle to reach that high.

 

What height would you say it is? 7-8ft judging by the height of the fence.... A roe deer on back legs = 8ft+..... Historic meaning from some time ago judging by the wound wood.

 

Giraffe, no not really....

 

Deer, possible, who knows for sure....

 

Sarcasm, eat me!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

bacterial wetwood from quercus cerris IMO