Boo Who?
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I’d say it most probably will - when I was working down the road from you, nearly all the bigger elms I removed were hollow or hollowing in the stem, especially if they have been topped out/pollards as you suggest. How long have they been dead?
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‘Branch manager’ I’d say
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...and they aren’t hollow!
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We get similar up here in Scotland in close proximity of distilleries. Apparently here it’s a fungus that feeds on the ethanol released in the distilling process, but a quick google tells me it can also occur due to natural fermentation in bogs....
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Me too [emoji33]
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So I got back to the tree. I’m pretty sure it is a cockscomb beech after another look. Any ideas if it would grow true from seed if I go collect some, or is it worth trying to propagate some cuttings?
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The ecological report will likely state that the site has been prepped for planning with habitats removed and as a result they will put additional constraints/mitigation in place to counter said loss of habitat. This will seem overkill but they can only assume that it was valuable habitat that should have been retained, hence it’s preparatory removal.
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But if the smaller hedgerow trees are suckers/clones, then all the trees are connected via root mass below ground. If the smaller trees have died of DED, is it not only a matter of time before the bigger trees are affected too? Will the disease not spread below ground too, it isn’t only transferred via the beetle is it?
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Double checking the difference, the way it is named in the book does indeed suggest it is a cultivar rather than a variant. I didn’t notice a graft line, but if they are done well it shouldn’t really be that noticeable.
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I agree, it does sound promising [emoji1303] I would have checked the books first but all mine are in storage at the moment, and there is very little comes up even if you google that specifically. I will try and take another visit soon and take a better look at the tree!
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Virus was my initial thought, but it was the whole tree in its entirety, & showing no signs of illness which put me off that option.
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I’d say 100% if it wasn’t for this lack of response! Huge grey smooth bulbous trunk. Quite possibly planted as a specimen many years back as it’s in the grounds of a large country house. Any ideas even to the term given to this spiralled leaf type so I can explore that route?! If not I guess I’ll be going back to explore some more, plus try and collect some nuts and take some cuttings!
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Anyone got any ideas?!
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Can anyone help with this beech variety? The whole tree has these toothed edged curled leaves but I can seem to find anything about it. It’s a fully mature tree but I only had time to grab a twig as I drove passed, not take a picture of the whole tree...
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Meetings with remarkable trees, the Arbtalk version
Boo Who? replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Picture Forum
Met this beaut today. A bit of light pruning to remove Farmer Stubb’s handiwork and clean up a couple of split branches. Just under 10m in circumference, just a shame the builders think it’s the best spot to store all their gubbins!
