silver birch's

[woody paul]

Have noticed about 4 silver birchs on my travels near me have died leaves turned Chocolate Brown anyone seen the same and any idea what it is.

[slasherscot]

Birch aphids maybe

[Jim B]

Have noticed about 4 silver birchs on my travels near me have died leaves turned Chocolate Brown anyone seen the same and any idea what it is.

 

We have something going on at present within East Anglia and the South East which resembles drought but we haven't had enough warmth or dry periods to warrant the damage to the trees. You are not alone in seeing this, I and a few others within the industry have quite a list of species now. It seems to be the larger trees of a species such as walnut, holly and hawthorn turning their toes up and calling it a day. English Oak is looking very bad throughout Norfolk but not in the usual droughted manner, they have no internal growth with bunched yellowing growth on the branch ends. I suppose all we can do is watch this space and see what happens next year.

[woody paul]

It was willows last year, one of the birchs I noticed last was in a avenue of birchs so time will tell if they get what ever it is.

[Quercus Robert]

Do the leaves seem as though they've been scorched?

[woody paul]

Do the leaves seem as though they've been scorched?

 

Yes but its not wind scorch.