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Ash Trees

louise818louise818 Posts: 40
in Problem solving
I have two lovely Ashes now badly (and quickly) struck by what I believe is Chalara.
Is my only option to take them down? I have attached pics.

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I have the same issue. I contacted The Woodland Trust and their advice is to leave them. Apparently 30% bounce back so I'm leaving mine to see what they do. 
    They only advise removal if they pose a danger.
    Devon.
  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    It's hard to say. There have apparently been encouraging reports that some trees are showing some resistance, so all may not be lost.
    I have a stand of 7 very mature ash trees in my garden, but whoever planted them put them far too close together with only a metre or two between them. One of them is the king tree, the largest and healthiest and the others vary in size and how well they cope with the competition.
    The smallest, most spindly one died 4 years ago, of drought and malnourishment we assumed. We left it as it wasn't that big and wasn't somewhere it would do damage if it fell, so it's removal was on the bottom of a very long 'to do' list.
    This spring I was looking at them as they came into leaf, some were very slow and showed some signs of possible die back, but now they are all in full leaf, with little apparent difference between them. To my great surprise, the tree that was dead for 3 years, and stood bare and leafless all that time, has new growth sprouting from both the base and partway up the trunk! I don't know how to explain its resurrection but it just goes to show that you should never give up hope
  • louise818louise818 Posts: 40
    Thank you both. I'll stick with them - do a bit of hugging and some encouraging chat!!
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    We have two more, not quite as old or as big which are fine.  Chappy just tidied them up a bit.   It's a tree that self seeds with gay abandon so we have younger trees too so here'll always be a succession - in theory.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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