Dying Oak Tree and Virginal Creeper
traceyjjolliffe
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I have a large oak tree in my garden which is under a Tree Preservation Order (TPO). Unfortunately, it has appeared very sick for the past year with a limited canopy and now fungus growing out of the trunk approximately 3 foot from the base. I have since been informed that the tree is diseased and needs to be felled. Rather than cutting the tree down totally so that I just have a short stump, I am looking at possible options where I can have the tree cut so that it is safe and with what remains, to plant something like a Virginia Creeper near to the tree so that it can climb up what is left and ultimately still be a nice feature. Does anyone have any ideas as to whether this can be done considering that the Oak is in a diseased state and what creeping plants I could consider if say, Virginia Creeper would not work.
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If it's diseased and needs to be felled, I'd get rid 100% otherwise, I fear, you're just leaving an infected host for disease to spread.
I'd speak with the Tree Preservation Officer at the local council.
I agree with Hosta ... it doesn't sound like a good idea to keep it in any form ... sad to lose a mature tree, but an opportunity to choose another one to plant nearby
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I like to see ivy on dead trees in woodland but climbers up a dead tree in a garden rarely look good
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thank you Hostafan1 - I appreciate your response. I have spoken with the Tree Preservation Officer already with regards to whether the tree should be felled or not and he has agreed that it needs to come down as it could be a danger to nearby properties in the longer term. It is approx 120ft tall - so an awful lot of it would need to be removed in any case so that it would not damage anything. I was just trying to salvage a small part of it to make a feature.
The last thing I wish to do is spread the disease further - so I will follow your advice. Thank you again.
Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to respond - I have found your comments very helpful.
How lovely to get some feedback Tracey. Makes a nice change.
Good luck with the tree removal.
And so say all of us Hosta ... thanks Tracey
If you feel like it, do come back and let us know how things go and what, if anything, you decide to plant in its place.
Last edited: 21 October 2017 13:23:26
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Tracey, to clarify. Lots of folk ask questions then never come back with a response of any kind, or you get the posters who just keep contradicting advice and wait until they get the answer which agrees with their original thoughts.
As Dove says , feel free to ask anything or pop into the Hello Forkers thread for a general natter about nowt.