Hi DicemancAdvice; leave Mother Nature do her thing. What you have there are a couple of species of saprophitic wood decaying fungi that play a...
Hi Professor Green,Hope I'm not too late with my reply here.What you've done in severing the ivy is more than suitable for controlling the...
Hi alanaYou have a beautiful looking specimen there and it would be an absolute shame to do anything to it. The lower branches support a lot of...
Hi Greg2013 From the pictures it looks like withertip / spur blight which is caused by the fungus Monilinia laxa. Unfortunately it is a...
Thuja plicata will grow almost anywhere, but will absorb any remaining water and light in that area. I'd go for another broadleaf tree if possible.
Yarp. Silverleaf fungus ( Chondrostereum purpureum) is the specific culprit in this instance
Try this link if you haven't already done so. Report back with pics if possible.
Looks like purple leafed plum (Prunus cerasifera) from the pics. How're the soil conditions? Has anything changed since you removed the conifers?...
Planting in pots would be the only answer if you're not going to dig the border over. If you do want to plant in the border you're going to have...
I'd reckon about 30 years or so.
Fantastic pic, Zigs, and a great illustration of what is referred to by tree professionals as the 'axiom of uniform stress'. This basically says...
Trees in pots. 'Nuff said.
Hi davidV Pics please, if possible. Might help in gauging the severity of the problem and what course of action can be taken to remedy it....
Saturated ground can lead to increased risk of soil shear; whereby the loss of root/soil friction is lessened due to the lubricating effect of...
Signs of trees uprooting / potential to uproot:Newly acquired leaning in one direction i.e, a day after heavy winds Dips or raised areas in...
Chalara fraxinea is able to infect any and all species of ash tree. Nowhere in the UK is able to successfully grow the quantity and...
Ilan, The cost of removing a tree depends on many factors including who you get in to do it; i.e local handy man/gardener or professional tree...
Hi ilan, It looks like your deduction is right; it seems the previous owner has hacked this tree to within an inch of its life, and it's losing...
Sorry, Pete - I stand corrected. I assumed, wrongly, you were on about the brown-rot caused by the Laetiporus in the original post.
Hi pete, Just a note to clarify; brown rot is caused by wood-decaying fungi that break down the cellulose and hemicellulose in cells, leaving...
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