How would you manage this Veteran

[Gary Prentice]

Not sure if anyone's studied this in depth but there is mention of it in text books and this 'blog' sheds some interesting light on the issue.....

 

Why You Shouldn't Let Your Dog Pee on Trees - CityLab

 

 

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Very informative David, I can't say it's something (as a dog owner) that I've ever seriously considered

[Python]

Hmmm that's not on shephall way is it by any chance?

[Macca]

That's the one Python👍🏻

[Python]

Ah I know her well I lived round the corner in gonville for 25 years, she's not looking very well :-/ she's always had a very healthy crown how she's survived round there is a miracle!

[David Humphries]

That's the one Python

 

Ah I know her well I lived round the corner in gonville for 25 years, she's not looking very well :-/ she's always had a very healthy crown how she's survived round there is a miracle!

 

Looks like a good candidate for mulching (as well as reduction) as suggested earlier.

[Macca]

That looks really good! I'm going to try sell the idea of mulching our veteran trees to the tree officer.

[Python]

Looks like a good candidate for mulching (as well as reduction) as suggested earlier.

 

 

Looks good!

That hardest part will be stopping the locals trying to smoke it!

[10 Bears]

Likewise, 'anecdotally' seen this at lots of sites where there are trees around car parks. .

 

An observation I have made in Kendal, is that the base of a lot of the trees lining a pathway next to the river Kent are deformed, but all on the same side of the path.

 

I have always put this down to the fact that this side of the tree is obviously where dog walkers will let their dogs urinate, and due to who knows what is in the urine - the deformity occurs over time.

 

I have attached a little diagram to show what I mean regarding the deformity. Next time I am in the area, I will try to get a picture.

[David Humphries]

An observation I have made in Kendal, is that the base of a lot of the trees lining a pathway next to the river Kent are deformed, but all on the same side of the path.

 

I have always put this down to the fact that this side of the tree is obviously where dog walkers will let their dogs urinate, and due to who knows what is in the urine - the deformity occurs over time.

 

I have attached a little diagram to show what I mean regarding the deformity. Next time I am in the area, I will try to get a picture.

 

 

Interesting observation, is it consistent across different species?

 

Be good to see some images

 

 

 

Is that a rogue Pug that's scrambled up and is poking out from the trunk?

 

 

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[10 Bears]

Ha - it was my attempt at a Tawny! (I am suffering a serious bout of procrastination at the moment...)

 

Its definitely on sycamores and I think a couple of beech, possibly a hornbeam too. I'm not planning to be around there for a while, but I will try to remember and get the pictures when I'm next there.