Ash tree problem

[kcstevens]

Just another thought.. if there's loads of bird boxes in there, any chance they've been screwed in rather than tied in?

 

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[Jamespepperpot]

What a miserable miserable pessimistic attitude...

 

 

More like realist. Perhaps you should drive around Sussex and see the effect it's had. It's not like it's a particularly specimen ash tree is it?

[sean]

Pollard and retain for habitat and nest boxes.

[Stubby]

More like realist. Perhaps you should drive around Sussex and see the effect it's had. It's not like it's a particularly specimen ash tree is it?

 

I live in West Sussex and although I have seen some I would say in my Village and surrounding area 90% are in full leaf and look healthy .

[treequip]

What a miserable miserable pessimistic attitude...

 

I would call it realistic, ask the Elm and Manchester Pops:001_rolleyes:

[Jamespepperpot]

I live in West Sussex and although I have seen some I would say in my Village and surrounding area 90% are in full leaf and look healthy .

 

 

Im on the border of East Sussex and Kent, I can see trees with dieback outside my front door. Also seen a fair bit in Mayfield and whole coppiced copses where the regen has been affected pretty badly by it.

[David Watts]

I think the jury's still out on what the impact of Chalara is going to be, so best not jump the gun and start felling ash just in case they get it. Also any ash you fell could be one the 10% or so (not sure of the number off top of my head) which are naturally resistant to the disease

[inthewoods]

I think the jury's still out on what the impact of Chalara is going to be, so best not jump the gun and start felling ash just in case they get it. Also any ash you fell could be one the 10% or so (not sure of the number off top of my head) which are naturally resistant to the disease

 

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[Jamespepperpot]

I think the jury's still out on what the impact of Chalara is going to be, so best not jump the gun and start felling ash just in case they get it. Also any ash you fell could be one the 10% or so (not sure of the number off top of my head) which are naturally resistant to the disease

 

 

It's not really a case of felling it in case they get it, the OP had said he is concerned about the union opening up and causing damage/being dangerous. At the end of the day it's a cankered pole with a bush on the top of it. It just seems to me that there isn't much point in trying to retain something like that if it's going to bother the owner so much

 

I would bet half the people posting on this saying how it shouldn't be removed probably took down trees in the last week that were far healthier and for much less of a reason...

[Mark Bolam]

It was 450 reasons yesterday James....