Oak Oracle

Its bud proliferation, not an infection as such..

 

Yep, pics and i can "try" to advise:biggrin:

Hi Rob, I got some more pics just now. Have a look and let me know what you think.

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http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u541/Ed-bishop12345/image_zps2a27d26e.jpg

Let me know if these dont work, I havent quite qorked this posting picture jibber jabber yet.

I should hope he did at those prices!!!!!!!

Its bud proliferation, not an infection as such..

 

Yep, pics and i can "try" to advise:biggrin:

sorry ha im no pro as im sure you can tell...despite my name..

perfect i shall get some on here tomorrow, thanks again for your help.

Wouldn't worry about it then unless as stated the canker girdle the entire stem.

 

The tree, Aesculus x carnia, is susceptible to heavy bud proliferation (which is what this is). It can look very unsightly but does no real harm unless the above mentioned girdling happens. The tree can survive with this for a good while until the cambium flow is disrupted.

 

So, off one little photo, i would say "don't worry about it", but that is off one little photo so don't hold me to anything:001_tt2:

Great advice thanks for your time.

Further question...the picture is only one of the 'infected'. there is another, much bigger 'Aesculus x carnia' in my dads garden. I have not got photos but will try and get some tomorrow as it is much more substantial than the one i have shown a photo of.

It would be great if I could have some advice on that one as well if possible.

Is it a red flowering horse chestnut? Aesculus x carnea?

Hi Rob, yer it is a red flowering. I am concerned as the core of the trnk is long dead, im surprised it is still holding.

removal or are there treatments?

That would all depend on how bad the rot in the trunk is. If it's not too bad and you say the crown is heathy hen I would leave be until you see the crown deteriorating.

Ill keep an eye on it. Thanks!

 

(heres the pic)

 

does look canker like to me too

Thanks for getting that on here, how do you make it display on the forum?

Thanks for all your replies, very helpful as i have been trying to find out for a while now.

The horse chestnut is much worse than that, I havent got any pictures but will get some tomorrow.

Going off my very basic description of the chestnut do you think it gonna need to be removed? that is a last resort by all means but im concerned about the stability of it.

Looks likes a canker. Probably won't kill the tree if it doesn't girdle the whole trunk.

Thanks for that.

I have another horse chestnut I was looking at, it has the same issue but looks a lot worse. The core of the trunk is visible and dead/bad rot. the scars have gone around 3/4 of the trunk.

It is also quite bad on in the crotch and again it covers about 3/4 of the limb.

The crown was not visibly thinned or affected during the summer, however there was a lack of conkers (gutted i couldnt play conkers!) do you think this is related?

useless sorry about that, it didnt go on for some reason.

Should work now...I hope

Hi all!! quick question and forgive me if im being stupid and or dull!

could you tell me whats going on with this tree. Seen a lot of it around East Anglia and wondered what it is.

Cant seem to find anything on it.

thanks in advance for anyones help