Turkey oak decay

[treeseer]

yep thats definitely:001_smile: got that honey whiff about it!

So what treatment would you suggest?

 

My nose must be broken--can't whiff any Arm. I have seen those black bumps in other oaks, and found those lesions will tend to close if cleaned.

 

Less idea what is going on inside...

 

Totally agree that 2nd oak was a soil failure. I tend to blame failures on a lack of reduction pruning of overextended branches. My bias maybe.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

So what treatment would you suggest?

 

My nose must be broken--can't whiff any Arm. I have seen those black bumps in other oaks, and found those lesions will tend to close if cleaned.

 

Less idea what is going on inside...

 

Totally agree that 2nd oak was a soil failure. I tend to blame failures on a lack of reduction pruning of overextended branches. My bias maybe.

 

Treatment for Armillaria atack, well lots of folk have tried! I dont fancy anyones chances unless its very early on.

 

I would look first to any negative impacts on the tree, as it is these and not the Mellea thats the enemy, the fungi is just cleaning up, its one of natures bin men.

 

So line of investigation to uncover the chain of events that lead to tree health declining, which in an urban setting are numerous and stacked one upon another, as we al know. I would ask the hydration potential first as this is in my opinion first port of call in stress, then compaction, nutrition (soil analysis) soil tested last as most expensive to work out and amend if compacted.

 

I have stopped looking to the pathogen for answers, it is misleading and unproductive, disease is "Dis -Ease" cure the Dis Ease and the disease will sort itself out.

[treeseer]

Treatment for Armillaria atack,

 

Is it an attack, or is it colonization?

 

I would look first to any negative impacts on the tree, as it is these and not the Mellea thats the enemy,

 

Yup.