This year Ash Dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) has progressed from killing saplings and into mature trees. I hardly see any mature tree that is not showing dieback or is nearly dead; wherever I go.
In nearby limestone areas where Ash is a major component of the landscape, there will shortly be huge devastation. All the field trees will be gone and the landscape will be laid waste. We have been suitably warned about this and should have been planting field and boundary trees as replacements. But this isn't happening.
No shortage of new 'woodlands' but trees are out of favour and forgotten.
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ReplyDeleteHad only seen young ash saplings dying up to early June this year, but then saw a large mature one dead at Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. It's beside the river in the picnic table area, not far from the Midgehole carpark. Not just a late-leafing tree, but really sick.
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