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That time of year again.
- Thread starter duke
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Cabinetman
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Yes we’ve got the odd leaf dropping, seems no time at all since I was shovelling snow!
It’s still August for Heavens sake and my wife commented the other day that summer was almost over!
Ian
It’s still August for Heavens sake and my wife commented the other day that summer was almost over!
Ian
duke
Old Oak
Chestnut bur I guess Roger?
HdV
New Shoots
Unless I am very much mistaken that is the husk of a sweet chestnut.
Many trees around here have started shedding their leaves to protect themselves from the drought for about a month now. Things are getting crazy even in this country used to handling a surplus of water. But water shortage is a real thing now. Weird...
Many trees around here have started shedding their leaves to protect themselves from the drought for about a month now. Things are getting crazy even in this country used to handling a surplus of water. But water shortage is a real thing now. Weird...
Spot on.
duke
Old Oak
HdV
New Shoots
Well, I read a report by a nature conservation organisation that predicts all spruces around here will be gone in 50 years time. The drought itself is a serious problem of course, but it also gives insect more of an opportunity to harm the trees. In recent years an incredible amount of trees have fallen victim to mostly the spruce bark beetle, but I am sure there will be other insects too. Combine that with really large outbreaks of ash dieback and Dutch elm disease and together that doesn't paint a rosy picture for the future of our trees. I see it in my own small patch of forest (just a few hectares). I think in the last 3 years I have lost more trees to decease, drought and weirdly enough drowning too, than in all the years before that. It is a real puzzle to figure out what "future-proof" species trees to plant back.