Ash dieback

[Alinicoll]

There is provision to use the chip as biomass which is mentioned somewhere in the link. It also talks about burying.

 

As far as I can tell these are only recommendations which the FC acknowledge themselves may be updated as time goes by. The intention seems to be to only really to slow down the inevitable spread.

[shavey]

hello has anybody on here got an idea what areas of the united kingdom it has realy got established i havent looked at any websites concerning this disease just wanted to know from any member who had come across it

cheers shavey

[arbogrunt]

I've just heard from a mate of mine in Basildon, Essex, that the FC just visited to check his reports of Chalara. The said its only present in young trees and coppice regrowth and that the more mature trees were victims of 'other factors'. Well, I'm seeing mature ash dieing back and leaves blackening and curling. So apparently its not 'ash dieback' its ash. dying back! - confused!

[Alinicoll]

There are other things that make ash leaves die back but you do get Chalara on older trees it just tends to be more difficult to spot. Older ash trees also `die back` without chalara. You need lab tests to confirm Chalara on foliage.

[shavey]

I've just heard from a mate of mine in Basildon, Essex, that the FC just visited to check his reports of Chalara. The said its only present in young trees and coppice regrowth and that the more mature trees were victims of 'other factors'. Well, I'm seeing mature ash dieing back and leaves blackening and curling. So apparently its not 'ash dieback' its ash. dying back! - confused! [/quote

 

that is confusing i hope that trees like you are describing arent suffering and passing the chalara disease onto other trees, it seems like they must only think younger trees are victims:confused1: