Ash dieback spreads via wind-blown spores, @coccinella, so once the disease is in an area it's really hard to eradicate. It affects quite young seedlings as well as mature trees so you'd need to get rid of all the saplings as well.
I think there are some individual ash trees which are resistant to the disease, and people are trying to propagate from them. It'll take a long time, though... I've just looked it up. 90 million ash trees in GB, 5% seem to be resistant.
There's also a scheme here in Ireland to cross native ash trees with Asiatic species which are naturally resistant.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
I did a search for Luxembourg and yes, it is well established. First known cases in 2012.
The fungus is rapidly spreading throughout Luxembourg and in 2014 it was found in all regions of Luxembourg: a considerable number of young ash trees are affected while only a part of the elder ash trees show dieback symptoms.
I love seeing all these photos, so many gorgeous views.
Most of the trails around here are concentrated around mountains, but we are lucky enough to have an old railroad nearby that has been turned into a walking trail. When I was a child, the steam train still ran on these tracks. Mom and I did a quick walk this weekend. No sweeping vistas to be had (other than the small swamp area) and no wildlife encountered, but it was still a nice walk on a cold day.
This tree has been torn apart by a Pileated Woodpecker. We have a good sized population of them these days.
And someone decided to decorate a tree about a mile or so into the trail.
New England, USA
Metacomet soil with hints of Woodbridge and Pillsbury
@coccinella The cartoon Woody Woodpecker was based on these birds, and they do have a call that sounds like a laugh. When they fly, they look like miniature pterodactyls, and when they drill into trees it's insanely loud. I've been able to photograph them a few times; they're easy to spot but usually skittish. This pair was doing some kind of a back-and-forth dance and really didn't care that I was there.
New England, USA
Metacomet soil with hints of Woodbridge and Pillsbury
They're brilliant @CrankyYankee. I didn't know that about Woody, but it makes sense! Should have taken my camera today, as the freezing fog meant some serious frosting on everything. I took these yesterday though. The pine in the 2nd last pic looked particularly bonny today as it was white with all the frost developing from the moisture from the fog.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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I think there are some individual ash trees which are resistant to the disease, and people are trying to propagate from them. It'll take a long time, though... I've just looked it up. 90 million ash trees in GB, 5% seem to be resistant.
There's also a scheme here in Ireland to cross native ash trees with Asiatic species which are naturally resistant.
The fungus is rapidly spreading throughout Luxembourg and in 2014 it was found in all regions of Luxembourg: a considerable number of young ash trees are affected while only a part of the elder ash trees show dieback symptoms.
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It was so beautifully quiet.
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Should have taken my camera today, as the freezing fog meant some serious frosting on everything.
I took these yesterday though. The pine in the 2nd last pic looked particularly bonny today as it was white with all the frost developing from the moisture from the fog.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...