On 21 Jun 2006, at 22:26, uktc-request@xxxxxx.tree-care.info wrote:
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:43:47 EDT
From: Andersonarb@xxxx.com
Subject: Re: Chemical Damaged Ash?
In a message dated 20/06/2006 19:27:38 GMT Standard Time,
adam.hollis@xxxx.com
writes:
This little monstrosity (attached), I've come across lurking in the
corners of European nurseries, fits the bill: small, shining dark
green leaves with curled and twisted leaflets
Either an architectural feature tree or a nurseryman's best
simulation of pesticide damage.
No I've not seen that particular beast Adam. But my 'damage' is not as
drastic as that. These trees would pass as almost normal except the
crowns are
(to
my mind) abnormally dense, and looking at the history of the site
they haven't
actually grown very fast.
These things appear to have lost apical dominance prematurely which
could be
partially due to ground conditions but the striking thing about
this site was
the patches of bare soil around every tree.
I'd better go and split some logs until I calm down.....
BIll.
Bill
Hope you've calmed down now.
You could be on to something with ground conditions
Watson or perhaps Coder wrote a paper on ash transplants losing their
apical dominance, especially where little ground preparation was done.
The bald ground could be cultural as well as chemical.
Hope you've calmed down now.
Regards
Adam
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