Paul Cleaver
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Yes Gary the gall population - will it continue to be high next year? Im no ecologist but I would expect the wasps to re infest year after year providing its has another Turkey Oak close enough and other factors are favourable. It would be interesting to compare the density of infestation on any neighbouring oaks. If neighbouring Oaks have a moderate infestation then this tree may have less vitality possibly due to other factors. If neighbouring Oaks have a similar infestation then I would speculate the reason for this would be favourable seasonal conditions and low P & D or predators.
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the cracks are called shake, very common in oak - the smell is from bacterial wetwood which is common in cracks
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Make a note of it Gary - it would be interesting to compare with next year
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I was trying to remember the latin name the other day - was hoping it would come to mind
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love the large and small leaved lime
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common lime = epicormic hell
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and " oh these common lime trees we have made will make excellent street trees"
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I believe Sitka/ norwa spruce grows better here than in native scandanavia - obviously -low grade timber then but a huge market never the less
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yes Turkey oak - a common widespread tree - introduced as an ornamental tree! -why?
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Just turkey oak and our native oaks from what I remember - the knopper gall wasp needs the turkey oak to complete its life cycle
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yes see where your coming from
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yes annoyingly
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the adjectives pendunculate and sessile relate to this
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Today I collected a sprig sample from each our 2 native oak trees. It was a good opportunity to compare the two side by side as they both have developing acorns - I also got a bonus knopper gall on the pendunculate oak to boot.
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Why dont you post on ARBTALK so much any more ?
Paul Cleaver replied to eggsarascal's topic in The Lounge
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First video attempt and first 100ft plus climb
Paul Cleaver replied to QuattroKev's topic in Video forum
I used to love jobs like this -
you could try wounding the tree around the old pollard point to try and stimulate adventitious growth? -its worth a go surely
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the only think I don't like about lord of the rings is the name mount doom - sounds like something off some power rangers!!!
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I was going to say paint the leaves with round up but that could affect the parent tree as the are connected - you could paint the leaves with a contact weed killer though - but use a paint brush as spraying could kill parts of the lawn
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How is your recovery going?
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We had ants on the tree just before it shed - dealt with them - could they have caused the distress ? Cheers Andy no m8
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you should make yourself more clear joke
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team brief - risk assessment - make sure everyone is clear - monitor
