TREES

[PimperneBloke]

Ohh, what a shame William. We planted a cotoneaster (can't remember which variety sadly) and that berried up the following year quite nicely, which the birds enjoyed

[Willpar]

Thank you all, will not put another back as the disease is already in the ground, so not worth it. Still have a native hawthorn with white flowers and a standard with red flowers on that patch.

[Jacksparrow]

My Rowan which is at least 40 years old has suffered over the last 6 months. The spring blossoming went as normal with plenty of berries forming as usual but the dry weather has caused most of them to drop. There are a few left but I think they will soon disappear. There is also die back on about four different branches but not enough for me to consider felling the tree to start again.

[Germain]

Had to lop a branch of a Crab Apple and saw this discolouration in the centre - went and cleared and checked the base and found this fungal growth - Can't decide if it's terminal or not

[Willpar]

Hope it is not Germain. Picture not showing.

[Willpar]

I got around to cutting the last 2 branches from the rowan. Just have the trunk to deal with now. So out of the 2 branches left only 1 was healthy, the other being dead.

[Jacksparrow]

I got around to cutting the last 2 branches from the rowan. Just have the trunk to deal with now. So out of the 2 branches left only 1 was healthy, the other being dead.

I have been losing branches out of the top of my Rowan for some time now but here are still plenty of good branched nearer the middle and bottom. I don't know why the upper branches are dying off.

[Willpar]

That is how mine started JS, dying off in the upper branches.

[Jacksparrow]

That is how mine started JS, dying off in the upper branches.

Doesn't sound great for my tree. I will keep a close eye on it his year, so if there is a poor crop of berries again I will get advice from a tree surgeon on what to do next.