Tag Archives: ash dieback disease

Facebook game Fraxinus targeted at beating ash dieback

Posted on August 31, 2013 by argylesock

If you use Facebook you could help with research into ash dieback disease. Yes really, anybody online can do this. Crowdsourcing is a new way of doing science, to me, but here are people who believe it can work. Here … Continue reading →

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Summer time is when to spot diseases such as ash dieback

Posted on June 4, 2013 by argylesock

argylesock says… Summer has arrived here in Britain. If you can go outside, please do. If you see any trees which might be diseased or ancient I hope you’ll report them to the Woodland Trust. As this article explains, ash … Continue reading →

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Chalara ash disease – learning to live with it?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by argylesock

Posted in ecology | Tagged ash, ash dieback disease, Chalara fraxinea, conservation, disease, emerging disease, fungus, plant_dicot, tree | Leave a comment

Tree of the month: Ash

Posted on March 9, 2013 by argylesock

In two days’ time the moon will be new. So according to this version of the Ogham ‘tree calendar’ extended into 2013, we’re about to enter the Month of the Ash. You might choose to follow my ‘ogham’ tag for … Continue reading →

Posted in ecology | Tagged ash, ash dieback disease, breeding, Chalara fraxinea, disease, DNA, emerging disease, knowledge, ogham, plant_dicot, research, seed, seed dispersal, tree, wind | 1 Comment

Ash dieback DNA breakthrough‏

Posted on March 8, 2013 by argylesock

argylesock says… The science is making progress.

Posted in ecology | Tagged ash, ash dieback disease, Chalara fraxinea, disease, DNA, emerging disease, fungus, genome, plant_dicot, research, tree | 2 Comments

Ash dieback – where are we now?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by argylesock

Here in Britain, ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior) are under attack by a fungus (Chalara fraxinea) which causes the disease called ash dieback. This is one of several emerging diseases now threatening our trees. The ash dieback story has gone quiet … Continue reading →

Posted in ecology | Tagged ash, ash dieback disease, Chalara fraxinea, data, disease, emerging disease, plant_dicot, research, tree | 4 Comments

National Tree Week

Posted on November 27, 2012 by argylesock

This week in Britain is National Tree Week. This week of tree celebrations, timed to mark the start of the tree planting season, was launched in 1975 by the Tree Council and as my fellow blogger timr6 at Green Living … Continue reading →

Posted in ecology, horticulture | Tagged arboriculture, ash, ash dieback disease, Chalara fraxinea, city, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, disease, dutch elm disease, elm, emerging disease, Europe, farm, garden, hedge, history, landscape, Ophiostoma ulmi, plant_dicot, plant_gymnosperm, tree, woodland | 2 Comments

Emerging disease threats to trees

Posted on November 18, 2012 by argylesock

Trees in Britain are under attack from diseases we hadn’t seen before. Emerging diseases. The dieback fungus Chalara fraxinea on ash (Fraxinus excelsior) isn’t the only emerging disease threat to trees in Britain. There’s also Phytophthora ramorum, another fungus or … Continue reading →

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New action plan to tackle ash dieback disease

Posted on November 14, 2012 by argylesock

Thanks timr at Green Living London for updating us on ash dieback.

Posted in ecology | Tagged arboriculture, ash, ash dieback disease, Chalara fraxinea, disease, emerging disease, fungus, plant_dicot, tree | 5 Comments

Ash trees and the fungus that kills them

Posted on November 8, 2012 by argylesock

I’m intrigued by Graham Rowe’s idea about ash dieback disease. Dr Rowe noticed that ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior) in Eastern England resemble those in Denmark. And he noticed that F. excelsior in other parts of Britain resemble those in Spain … Continue reading →

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