orchard farm wrote: » Im in the same boat notice alot of Ash trees with no leaves this year
pgj2015 wrote: » I don't think it is due to wind damage but one thing I noticed is the bark seems to be perfectly healthy. not like the pictures below.https://www.google.com/search?q=ash+dieback&rlz=1C1AWFC_enIE861IE861&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijwe7VidXpAhUjtHEKHX0BCD4Q_AUoAXoECBYQAw&biw=1280&bih=610#imgrc=CGQoj3dHlR_DsMhttps://www.google.com/search?q=ash+dieback&rlz=1C1AWFC_enIE861IE861&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijwe7VidXpAhUjtHEKHX0BCD4Q_AUoAXoECBYQAw&biw=1280&bih=610#imgrc=gi7446kbAj_Q6M
Jaysus the ash dieback problem is very depressing. Once mighty ash trees are dying year by year. I am in Galway and I cant believe how many trees have it already.
It's really ripping through areas now.
I thought it was going to be a problem in a few years, spotted the odd start
I wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't an Ash on any of my ditches in 2 years.
Yeah every 2nd ash tree seems to have it now. Some trees have it very bad very quickly.
I hear there the survival rate can be as good as 70% but I am not convinced.
Storms will bring down a lot of dead branches and trees.
I have had a lot of trees branch and trunk down the last 2 years..
One tree I noticed it starting on last Summer, is 90% bare now.
The speed surprised me.
i've been noticing a lot of it around north county dublin, but am still seeing trees which look untouched within throwing distance of trees which are on their last legs; hopefully it's not going to be the mortality rate which was as bad as feared (i remember predictions of up to 95% mortality).
Very bad around here,some fine trees look very sick,was just wondering the other day what will be the net effect on nature
See the same here. Does cutting away a dying tree help or how is disease transferred?
I think by the time we see it dying, it's already dead on the inside.
Oh I presumed that, but does a dying one spread its disease to others?
I read an article the other day that said only 1 to 2% of Irish Ash trees were immune to the disease.
The fungus over winters on the fallen leaves so I suppose removing dying trees might reduce the amount of spores around.
No, a waste of time. It's everywhere and nothing can stop it. Get the diseased trees knocked for safety sake.
I had a look through our Ash trees here just today and I can't see any sign of Ash Dieback. Now I didn't look that closely but still, all trees look very green. They were set by my grandfather a long time ago, so very old. We're in East Clare.
Older trees take longer to get infected.
Europe wide 2% resistance.
Removing all Ash trees here from roadside ditches here this year, tackled the most dangerous ones last year
Came across this last March on the way back from vets had been going the opposite direction only 15 minutes previous and no tree was down, stopped a van coming the opposite direction from ploughing into it, was able to get him waved down, landowners are 100% responsible for any accidents as a result of fallen trees from their land onto a public road....
Their is going to be alot of fatalities going forward unless the issue is mandated and funded by government to get these trees removed from roadside ditches
Have a hazel wood here about ten acres at the back of the house. Good few Ash trees mixed in but I'd say about 50% or more are affected.
I have been looking around the farm and the effects are evident. Nearly every second tree is affected the killer on most of these is the ivy. Knocked a good few of the roadside ones this week and did a job on the ivy on the remainder.
Going to be a serious problem and folks need to be aware of it. Will be no shortage of firewood here
Am I right in fearing this is dieback?
Their riddled with it
I'm looking round the our fields and I see a good few trees with branches the same way. It's just sickening.
Balls. It was inevitable. There’s a massive one that’s been around longer than any of us where a relatives ashes are spread and it has same symptoms. At least there a hawthorn near by
Anyone familiar with Hickory trees? I saw one years ago and thought it was visually quite similar to an Ash. Maybe in some surroundings it might be a substitute.
(Yes, I know it's non-native, I'm thinking more of ornamental situations rather than an an Ash replacement in the wild)
Does anyone know if trees that are resistant should remain perfect or can they show some small damage, most ash trees around have leaf loss ( some more than others ) but would hate to cut down a tree that might turn out to be able to recover.
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