< Go Back Diseases Posted: Feb 22, 2017Chalara dieback of ash We are recently seeing more cases of infected Ash trees with dieback (Chalara) in Carmarthenshire and surrounding areas. We fear that this disease will only spread further!
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For more information please visit this website: http://www.forestry.gov.uk/ashdieback
Horse chestnut bleeding canker For more information please visit this website: http://www.forestry.gov.uk/horsechestnutbleedingcanker
Horse chestnut leaf miner For more information please visit this website: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/tree-diseases-and-pests/key-threats/horse-chestnut-leaf-miner/
Phytophthora ramorum Found in Japanese larch trees. For more information please visit this website: http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pramorum
Honey fungus Honey fungus is the common name given to several different species of fungi (Armillaria ) that attack and kill the roots of many woody and perennial plants. The most characteristic symptom of honey fungus is white fungal growth between the bark and wood usually at ground level. Clumps of honey coloured toadstools sometimes appear briefly on infected stumps in autumn.
For more information please visit this website: https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=180
Ganoderma applanatum Commonly found on beech and popular trees causing extensive damage to buttress and root plate.For more information please visit this website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganoderma_applanatum
Diseases above not a problem but something else is? Please visit the following websites for more information: http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/infd-9c9hhr https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/tree-diseases-and-pests/
