Fossa
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Post by Fossa on Jul 24, 2013 21:18:22 GMT
Acute Oak Decline, which causes weeping patches on the stems of mature trees, is on the rise in England, particularly in the Midlands and the South East. But the true extent of the problem is not known, so the government has recently commissioned a national survey to investigate. It's not currently clear what causes it, but a beetle may be responsible for the disease. Link
Has anyone seen any signs of this? I haven't actually seen any oaks for ages so I wouldn't know. Thylacine - if you're still lurking out there! - how are your oaks doing?
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Post by Admin on Jul 30, 2013 15:08:29 GMT
Any idea how oak trees are doing in the rest of Europe, Fossa? The rest of the world, as well? Surely, the disease isn't restricted to the British Isles. It is a much loved species of tree, I feel, so I expect there could be many people concerned by this unfortunate news. I remember 'Dutch Elm disease' of decades passed. I was too young though to consider the causes and how it all ended. I think I'll have a quick google for that now, now you've piqued my interest. *Apologies if the above is discussed in the link - admin's a little too busy right now to be clicking on links...
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Post by sarah200 on Mar 29, 2019 3:57:06 GMT
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