Tutti-fruity Chestnut !

[David Humphries]

so is it the tutti-fruity leaves that ar looking healthier? the chestnuts over here dont appear to be suffering from eithtr leaf minor or bleeding canker . .

 

The Aesculus x carnea branches on this tree appear to look less dessicated Josh.

Have you come across any specific P & D in Sweden yet?

 

Any Oak Proccessionary Moth in the south of the country?

 

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[josharb87]

thinking about it, no, no specific pests or diseases, possibly because of the harsh winters???

 

dead or dying trees we have come across all have physical factors contributing to their decline, mainly landscaping work, raising of soil levels (which is very common), compaction, root damage ect

 

elms are fine, no DED apparant

chestnuts appear fine so far

oaks all healthy, bar one we pruned but that i put down to landscaping

havent even seen tar spot on mapels!

the only fruiting bodies ive seen have been deadwood saphroytes (sp!!!)

 

i wonder if a lack of regular pruning like in the uk leads to a healthier, stronger tree stock?

its certainly eyeopening to see the trees here, roadside trees that in the uk would be considered for an emergancy fell, still standing, still going strong, trees on the whole seem healthier too

[David Humphries]

Not a chestnut this time, but a tutti frutti nonetheless.

Had forgoten about this graft-chimaera - +Laburnocytisus 'Adamii'

 

Came across one today........

 

 

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[RobArb]

dunno if its "special" or not lol... but along the east lancs road there is a cherry blossom which has half white half pink blossom.. i shall try to get a pic before it falls

 

Only took me two years to get the pcture i said i would:blushing:

 

this is right on the busy a580 and the "graft looks" a lot younger than the tree:confused

 

think the sneaky:sneaky: grafting elf was up to some trickery with this one

[RobArb]

the graft is the lowest branch heading off to the right

[janey]

Sucker growth from the rootstock. It looks pretty like that, even it it wasn't intended

[armybloke]

Here's a chimera from Puglia, Italy. It is in our friends garden growing Oranges and Grapefruit on the same tree. However, neither fruit is viable and they taste yuk! In Italy it is called albero della meraviglia‏

[David Humphries]

Here's a chimera from Puglia, Italy. It is in our friends garden growing Oranges and Grapefruit on the same tree. However, neither fruit is viable and they taste yuk! In Italy it is called albero della meraviglia‏

 

 

 

& exactly what was the point ???

 

 

 

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[armybloke]

& exactly what was the point ???

 

 

 

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Well obviously they did not grow it on purpose but as they rent out holiday villas it became a talking point after a few bottles of red! And that is when they usually sucomb to trying one

[David Humphries]

it became a talking point after a few bottles of red! And that is when they usually sucomb to trying one

 

Classic

 

 

 

 

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