Brad93 Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Saw this chestnut tree on one of my permissions tonight. Is this some soft of disease/fungus? All the ash trees look in good shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx10mike Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 moth larvaei happens every year now tree is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 90 Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 (edited) Hull University did a lot of research into this - it's a moth that lays it's eggs between the layers of the leaf. It has been suggested that in the not too distant future there will be no Chestnut trees ! However last year another boff suggested that Blue Tits have latched onto this food source. Also they say to collect all the fallen leaves in the Autumn & burn them to kill the larve. Couple of links below. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2036309/Moth-invasion-kill-trees-20-years-spread-county-England.html http://www2.hull.ac.uk/news-and-events/news-archive/2010-news-archive/jul/canwaspshelpsavebritainsconker.aspx Edited June 24, 2014 by V8 90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx10mike Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 they have had this down south for years and the trees are fine every year.i know canker is a big problem that was here before the larvae but did not know the trees become more susceptible to canker.if this is correct then chestnut trees are doomed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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