tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post2379941913021549500..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: Tree Following with LucyVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-71986467507526661732014-03-16T14:30:30.003+00:002014-03-16T14:30:30.003+00:00I have been profiling my ash trees for a couple of...I have been profiling my ash trees for a couple of years since we were invaded by the EAB beetle. My birds love to hang out in mine too and hunt for food and nesting materials from their tall vantage point.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-74189622879690414002014-03-15T14:52:29.290+00:002014-03-15T14:52:29.290+00:00Hi Chloris. - have you seen the studies which are ...Hi Chloris. - have you seen the studies which are looking to reintroduce disease resistant elms? It looks fascinating and I see something similsr is already under way with the ash. Hopefully this means we won't get such a huge loss to our landscape if the experiments yield some good resistant trees...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-66845434982016269962014-03-15T14:49:14.572+00:002014-03-15T14:49:14.572+00:00I'm not a huge fan of pollarding Janet as I lo...I'm not a huge fan of pollarding Janet as I love fully grown specimens. However as you say it's an appropriate technique for a number of situations and I'd rather have a pollarded tree than no tree.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-26449662363536386072014-03-15T14:46:35.661+00:002014-03-15T14:46:35.661+00:00Caroline - welcome :-) We're getting lots of v...Caroline - welcome :-) We're getting lots of visits from bullfinches at the moment too, who also seem to love this particulsr treeVPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-17142917569041854032014-03-15T14:44:20.143+00:002014-03-15T14:44:20.143+00:00It looked like there was some disease in that limb...It looked like there was some disease in that limb which led to its downfall VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-84600518932452856362014-03-15T14:43:13.975+00:002014-03-15T14:43:13.975+00:00I have another ash tree under observstion too Anna...I have another ash tree under observstion too Anna - hoping last year's problems with the folisge were due to the dry weather...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-83425070884481958302014-03-15T14:41:18.556+00:002014-03-15T14:41:18.556+00:00Indeed Linda - I'm looking forward to seeing w...Indeed Linda - I'm looking forward to seeing what happens withmy tree and your posts :-)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-19276624829618392132014-03-15T14:39:42.569+00:002014-03-15T14:39:42.569+00:00I'm glad too :-)I'm glad too :-)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-81045200378076323422014-03-09T22:22:06.698+00:002014-03-09T22:22:06.698+00:00It is a worrying time for tree lovers with terribl...It is a worrying time for tree lovers with terrible storms and ever new diseases threatening them. It is awful to think that the Ash could go the way of the Elm. I hope your Ash will recover and stay healthy.chlorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037607962980090244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-9823333125057223562014-03-09T08:06:03.454+00:002014-03-09T08:06:03.454+00:00Goodness, that was a close call. Lets hope it isn&...Goodness, that was a close call. Lets hope it isn't also gripped by ash die back, it has surely suffered enough already. The willows in the park next to us have been shedding branches in all the storms, I am hoping to persuade the park manager to get them pollarded - safer and also very attractive. I fear the final toll in tree damage is going to rival '87.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-40071638426432100782014-03-08T19:15:03.585+00:002014-03-08T19:15:03.585+00:00I shall watch Mr and Mrs Pigeon with interest ... ...I shall watch Mr and Mrs Pigeon with interest ... I think their friends and countless relations live in my neck of the woods! Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-39416938736325955522014-03-08T18:46:07.560+00:002014-03-08T18:46:07.560+00:00Lucky it was just one limb and (hopefully) not the...Lucky it was just one limb and (hopefully) not the whole tree. I'm enjoying seeing the range of trees that have been chosen for Lucy's tree following. Now I just have to narrow my choices down to one and write about it! Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-90066566543741056392014-03-08T18:43:07.656+00:002014-03-08T18:43:07.656+00:00Oh I do hope that your ash survives such a trauma ...Oh I do hope that your ash survives such a trauma VP and as you say ironic in view of the potential danger our ashes are already facing. May well follow a tree too - sadly another victim of storm damage.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-60215285498729599172014-03-08T12:53:07.252+00:002014-03-08T12:53:07.252+00:00Thank goodness there was no damage when part of th...Thank goodness there was no damage when part of the tree crashed down. It will be interesting to see how the tree progresses. I'm joining Lucy with tree following as well.Linda aka Crafty Gardenerhttp://www.craftygardener.ca/follow-that-honeysuckle/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-91393264966759573732014-03-08T11:49:55.364+00:002014-03-08T11:49:55.364+00:00It's to see that you're tree following thi...It's to see that you're tree following this year. Flighty xxFlightyhttp://flightplot.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-78683169935503644902014-03-08T11:21:46.160+00:002014-03-08T11:21:46.160+00:00That's interesting Pauline, I didn't know ...That's interesting Pauline, I didn't know ash could be pollarded. That add further interest to my tree following, to see what happens with that exposed branch, thank you :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-76614757294039393292014-03-08T11:20:03.518+00:002014-03-08T11:20:03.518+00:00I don't have the figures yet Helene, so I don&...I don't have the figures yet Helene, so I don't know how it compares with 1987. I also wonder how many trees which look OK now, will show signs of damage later this year. For instance, how many of them will fail to come into leaf over the next few weeks? It's going to be an interesting year for Tree Following :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-47501965836827142602014-03-08T11:18:51.649+00:002014-03-08T11:18:51.649+00:00Just last weekend, one of next doors big oaks spli...Just last weekend, one of next doors big oaks split and now it has to come down, last year he lost one of his huge chestnuts, he's not going to have much woodland left at this rate. I think your ash will sprout again, they are good for coppicing or pollarding for firewood, we have pollarded a couple of our ash for this very reason.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057764572761794703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-91771257532429514902014-03-08T11:17:30.733+00:002014-03-08T11:17:30.733+00:00Yes Lucy - I read that waterlogging can loosen a t...Yes Lucy - I read that waterlogging can loosen a tree's roots, so if we get some more gales there may be more uprooting to come, even if the storms aren't that severe. And of course the prolonged waterlogging itself isn't going to so a tree much good.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-27443850881715744142014-03-08T10:35:55.734+00:002014-03-08T10:35:55.734+00:00Some trees fell in the area where I live too but I...Some trees fell in the area where I live too but I suspect the full damage of the storms is yet to emerge. Some of the evergreens are beginning to look iffy. It may be salt blast from which they will recover but I wonder if their roots have been loosened. Glad you are joining us in following a tree.Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-78211216692173556222014-03-08T02:41:57.358+00:002014-03-08T02:41:57.358+00:00I suppose some trees will always come down during ...I suppose some trees will always come down during storms, but it is sad whenever it happens. Fortunately it hasn’t happened in such numbers as in the bad storm in 1987, I think some 15 mill trees were lost then. It will be nice to see how this tree recover from the ordeal ;-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-62866500853290452962014-03-07T20:54:44.757+00:002014-03-07T20:54:44.757+00:00No it hasn't Sue :( I heard on the news this m...No it hasn't Sue :( I heard on the news this morning it's been the worst time for our trees since the great storm of 1987...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-19607795514850582202014-03-07T20:52:58.922+00:002014-03-07T20:52:58.922+00:00This hasn't been a good year for trees has it?...This hasn't been a good year for trees has it?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.com