Seeing lots of dead tree whilst driving around N Wales, a bit like this one – anyone know what’s going on with them?
by irrealewunsche
Seeing lots of dead tree whilst driving around N Wales, a bit like this one – anyone know what’s going on with them?
by irrealewunsche
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Trees on the edges of fields, especially oaks like that, tend to die back due to the constant mowing/grazing of the fields. It won’t actually die for a long time yet but you’ll see the ‘stag horn’ effect of the tops of the upper branches die back first.
I don’t know what type of tree that is nor what trees this can spread to other than ash, but I’ve heard that we have quite a problem with Ash dieback.
Its an old tree, nothing particularly unusual about this, those leaves might grow back or might not, the other large branches are still living. It might be caused by overgrazing, damage to the tree or might be some sort of tree ailment. Doesn’t particularly look dead to me, a lot of new green growth on that.
Kinda looks like the field behind my house!
Can’t tell what kind of tree that is, but you might be seeing some signs of ash dieback disease.
It’s a fungal disease that affects, funnily enough, ash trees.
Causes the branches to become weak and sickly, and can cause bald spots in the canopy.
Possibly a result of Ivy climbing up and slowly suffocating them over the course of several years.
It’s ash with ash- die back disease
This is Ash Dieback. It has been spreading through wales for a number of years. Pretty much all the ash trees near me are either already dead or showing advanced signs by now. I have read that it is expected to kill nearly all of the Ash trees across the UK.
I read domewhere that it’s Oak dieback. It’s not bacterial or fungal. It’s drought related.
Its not dead, its just resting.