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Scouse Lee

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  1. Where exactly are you, I'm a self employed Tree Surgeon down near Bude but may be moving further north soon. Cheers Lee
  2. Cheers Alec, again much appreciated m8. Yep the Pears aren't going to amount to much this year but the clients ok with that as she likes the tree for itself rather than the fruit. I plan to spray with Bordeaux mixture at the end of the season,(been stocking up seeing as it's being taken off the shelves next February), so fingers crossed.
  3. Cheers Goaty much appreciated, yes I looked at that defra info when I was 1st called round to see the tree, as I said in one of my posts I couldn't see any staining or 'shepherd's crook' but most other things pointed to fire blight although I have been telling the client that I had a little doubt about it, the wind/frost chill would make sense as we had that really nice week back in March followed by a couple of frosts then almost constant wind & rain, (lovely place Devon lol), all this after I'd pruned the tree in February so the wounds were still pretty fresh. I've also got a thread on here regarding a couple of Daimyo Oaks that have had problems, that too seems to be down to frost damage. I will continue to remove any blackened leaves/twigs & hope that the tree improves, (I gave it a feed of Growmore the other day to hopefully give it a little boost), but I have to say that I'm a bit more hopeful for it now, it would be a shame to lose such an old tree.
  4. wow 206 views & just 2 replies!!! ok then does anyone know of another site where I might be able to get this & other questions answered by knowledgeable people
  5. Cheers guys, can't say the terminals look that hooked tbh & haven't noticed any staining although I will have a proper look this week. Went round on Wednesday & removed all affected leaves/twigs plus I picked every old leaf I could find up off the ground & burned it all, had another look on Friday & it didn't look to bad,(although I knew I wouldn't have managed to get it all), just been round again & sure enough there are more areas with it, again spread out over the tree. Fire Blight is the only thing I can think of it being but has anyone got any other suggestions?, what do you recommend I do now, carry on pruning on a weekly basis & hope I can control it or go for broke & prune right back,(bad time to do it I know). Also I reckon I should feed some nutrients to the tree, what's the best stuff for a quick hit, sulphate of ammonia? While I'm here has anyone got any recommendations for a sterilising solution to spray on my pruning tools while I'm working, I've used isopropyl alcohol in the past but am having trouble finding it here in the outback lol.
  6. Hi guys, just had a call to go round & look at this Pear Tree that is reputedly over 100 years old (this pics from last February) Apparently about 12 days ago some of the leaves started looking like this At the moment there's only about 15 or so clusters of leaves that are like this, all on the tips of branches & fairly well spread out over the tree, the owner said they started turning black from the edge in plus she also said that the blossom was very short lived this year. I suspect it's Fire Blight, would you agree. I am going to go round tomorrow & cut all the affected twigs off,(I'll burn them), then at the end of the season I'll spray as much of the tree as I can with Bordeaux fungicide. Do I need to inform DEFRA btw. Oh yes, you see that black part of the trunk just below the first branches, well that does indeed look like it's been set on fire at one time or another and the owner says it's been like that for years but doesn't remember it burning or anything, I don't think fire blight does this to the wood does it but can it be another problem? Cheers
  7. Frost or Bacterial is what I was thinking, as said though one out of the 3 isn't doing too badly and is in a similar position to the others so I would think that if frost was the cause they would more than likely be in the same condition.
  8. Not that I'm aware of but would that account for the leaf formation,(I presume the leaves shouldn't look like this at any stage, especially in mid June but then again I am unfamiliar with this particular species of Oak), or the fact that the one tree of the 3 that at least has fully formed leaves has what looks like leaf curl or some sort of bacterial infection.
  9. Grass/Strimmer damage? sorry I'm missing something here
  10. Hi guys, I look after a very large garden with a lot of trees in including 3 small Oaks which I think are possibly Daimyo, very large leaves. Anyway 2 of them aren't looking too clever & in fact haven't for the past year or so, here's a pic of one of them a lot of small twigs have died & I don't think those leaves are gonna do much The 3rd one is fairing better but is showing signs of a problem,(they are all planted close to each other btw), with leaves curling & eaten away I think the 2 worst ones need removing but I'm hoping the other one will be ok. Any ideas.
  11. Hi guys, in-laws just moved into a house at Walmersley near Ramsbottom & are looking for a reliable supplier of wood for their burner, bit to far for me to deliver from Devon lol. You can pm me your details if you like along with prices. Cheers Lee:thumbup1:
  12. Hi Stuart, yes it was the one near Holsworthy. I could try the pasty route I suppose, after all they do cost over £3 each,(mind you they're worth every penny the size of 'em lol).

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