Ash Dieback

On the local news tonight, Exeter Uni have identified chemical differences in resistant trees that could help produce resistant trees.

Can't find a link to it though

 

That's interesting Zigs.

Is this any help......
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...ew-hope-over-ash-dieback-disease-8660992.html

 

Can't even find it on the BBC site that ran the article

 

@Zigs Searched on the Exeter Uni website and found these http://search.exeter.ac.uk/s/search.html?query=ash+dieback&collection=all-exeter-uni&form=simple but none particularly recent.
Also found this on seed dormancy http://biosciences.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_426725_en.html

 

Well, our three ash trees haven't died yet

 

There's bits of ours all over the plot this morning, don't know how it sheds so many branches and stays alive

 

I'm surprised @shiney that you haven't potted up the seedlings and sold them at your open day,but then perhaps you have

 

If enough ash trees are planted in affected areas, eventually some of the trees will naturally develop a resistency or become less affected by the disease. It's the way in which biological evolution ensures survivial of the fittest... until the next harmful pathogen comes along.

The likes of the FC and NRW in Wales have been planted ash trees by the tens of thousands in order to force natures hand and develop resitent trees.

 

Maybe there should be a national appeal for seeds to grow them from the most diverse sources possible? (I could donate a few thousand).

 

Thanks for posting that link @Loofah . Although it is mostly about Wales, most of it can be applied to England too. I live in Sussex and woods here were in the vanguard of this disease. It’s endemic now. Particularly interesting in that article was the advice to leave trees standing if they weren’t posing a threat to people, buildings and roadsides to see which survived because of some natural resistance.

I’m worried about the Rooks in my local woods if their nesting trees succumb.

 

Thanks folks for the various links.
Sadly so many of our trees are becoming victims of disease etc. From my observations I have noticed that Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) appear to be coping well where they ar more seperated from other trees. Just along the path from my home, there stands a real beaut of an Ash. I have lived here since 1964 and yes, following a brisk breeze, the ground can be littered with discarded twigs etc. About fourteen years back, the local council carried out some surgery on it and thenkfully the guys knew what they were about. Today that same tree stands majestically at the end of the path.
Whereas, in my local Ancient woodland, members of this grand family not only here and there shown to be victims of Chalara but other phytophthora related problems.

I mentioned many of our trees.
Another haunt of mine is, Greenwich Park. Here my good and valude friend Wiseowl can support me. Alongside the enclosed flower gardens, is an avenue lined with Sweet Chestnut. These are believed to have been planted in 1600-1. Sadly they have now ben found to be victims of S.Chestnut tree blight plus. The lang range fear being that perhaps in the near future these trees will be destroyed.

If I may share a few snippits. A Sweet Chestnut is recorded at Stourhead aged 571 yrs. Amongst Gendrologist etc. It is hoped that The Sweet Chestnut might live as lond, if not more than it's cousin, the Horse Chestnut. In Sicily there is s specimen aged an estimated 3000 yrs old.

Please if you have trees in your garden and something does'nt look right. Please get help, don't simply chop it down.