Veem
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Post by Veem on Sept 4, 2022 12:38:56 GMT 1
We have no Horse Chestnuts on our land and there are very few in the area, presumably because they are not in fact native to these parts. The few that we know of changed to their autumn colour very early and for the most part have lost most of their leaves already. Yesterday we went to La Grange aux Oies for lunch where, in front of the chateau, there are several which have been formally planted. They are very advanced in their leaf loss but what we saw was a first and proof of the poor tree being severely stressed by this change in climate. One of the lower branches had produced new leaves and was even in flower! In September!  |
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Post by gigi on Sept 4, 2022 13:20:51 GMT 1
Unfortunately horse chestnut trees here in the UK have been suffering from a couple of diseases for several years. They look horrible, but most around here seem fine the following spring and produce ‘candles’ and conkers. There are some beauties near where we live which have suffered for quite some time, but seem to drop as many conkers as usual.
i hope those trees at the chateau survive and are healthy next year, although the cycle of illness keeps turning, with illness showing again in late summer.
On a slightly different tack, I have several shrubs in the garden which are flowering again, which I put down to the recent drought; a couple of weigelas I moved just a few months ago are flowering again. I really thought I’d lose them as several shrubs have been lost, cut them back fairly hard and gave them a watering can of water each evening and they are looking good now.
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Post by jackie on Sept 4, 2022 13:58:43 GMT 1
We have no Horse Chestnuts on our land and there are very few in the area, presumably because they are not in fact native to these parts. The few that we know of changed to their autumn colour very early and for the most part have lost most of their leaves already. Yesterday we went to La Grange aux Oies for lunch where, in front of the chateau, there are several which have been formally planted. They are very advanced in their leaf loss but what we saw was a first and proof of the poor tree being severely stressed by this change in climate. One of the lower branches had produced new leaves and was even in flower! In September! I believe it’s caused by a bacterium and has been around for a few years now in the UK. 😢 |
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Post by cernunnos on Sept 4, 2022 19:10:13 GMT 1
We have a beautiful horse chestnut tree behind our house , it has lost most of it's leaves already . It is not sick , just much too dry .
But then many , many , trees are dying through excessive heat and lack of water.
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Post by jackie on Sept 4, 2022 19:16:55 GMT 1
We have a beautiful horse chestnut tree behind our house , it has lost most of it's leaves already . It is not sick , just much too dry . But then many , many , trees are dying through excessive heat and lack of water. Not just horse chestnuts, because of the drought trees are shedding their leaves early and going into survival mode hence the early autumn. Not necessarily dying just a coping mechanism. They are more resilient than we think. |
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Post by houpla on Sept 4, 2022 20:24:26 GMT 1
Plant sweet chestnuts! They might not have the pretty flowers, but their tassels are very attractive and at least you've got something to put with the Brussels sprouts at Noël  Oh and they withstand drought! |
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Post by cernunnos on Sept 5, 2022 8:09:22 GMT 1
We have a beautiful horse chestnut tree behind our house , it has lost most of it's leaves already . It is not sick , just much too dry . But then many , many , trees are dying through excessive heat and lack of water. Not just horse chestnuts, because of the drought trees are shedding their leaves early and going into survival mode hence the early autumn. Not necessarily dying just a coping mechanism. They are more resilient than we think. Our horse chestnut won't die , because it has enough roots , but there are many trees here ( we have a lot of woodland ) that are not surviving the change in climate. Many diseases and parasites are being helped by the higher temperature and drought . I know from first hand because I clear up the dead trees for heating .
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Post by cernunnos on Sept 5, 2022 8:15:20 GMT 1
Plant sweet chestnuts! They might not have the pretty flowers, but their tassels are very attractive and at least you've got something to put with the Brussels sprouts at Noël Oh and they withstand drought! Not easy planting trees with the drought . I was planning on planting 1000 last Winter but I am glad that I didn't , they would all have died . We plant every year , but now only where we can water .
A lot of our sweet chestnuts have "maladie de l'encre" which is made a lot worse by lack of rain.
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Post by houpla on Sept 5, 2022 12:02:52 GMT 1
I didn't know that sweet chestnuts were subject to that, cernunnos. I learnt the hard way about only planting anything other than veg in autumn! Even then, newly planted stuff needs help during it's first few summers. What were you going to plant? |
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Post by cernunnos on Sept 5, 2022 13:07:08 GMT 1
I didn't know that sweet chestnuts were subject to that, cernunnos . I learnt the hard way about only planting anything other than veg in autumn! Even then, newly planted stuff needs help during it's first few summers. What were you going to plant? Prunus Spinosa, Corylus avellana, Sambucus nigra,Malus communis,Crataegus monogyna and Viburnum lantana. Otherwise known as Wild plum, hazel ,elder,wild apple,hawthorn and common viburnum . It was planned hedging for wildlife , supposed to arrive in December , but didn't , then they proposed February , but that is too late and I am too busy lambing then . I have changed plans due to the drought , I am now collecting fruits from hedging that I planted a while ago and will be sowing it . I hope that , that way it will take better, also a lot cheaper, I spent the returned money on Diesel , the price was doubled! I'll probably put some beech in as well as standers, we have plenty that come up in the garden , from our beech trees.
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Post by cernunnos on Sept 15, 2022 20:40:48 GMT 1
We are collecting fruit to plant .
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Post by tim17 on Sept 16, 2022 6:00:12 GMT 1
We have two large and very old horse chestnuts by our drive, normally I spend several hours each autumn clearing up the conkers and husks as they carpet the drive and a small piece of lawn, it won't take long this year. In contrast, the walnut at the edge of our land has it's usual full crop so I expect to get several kilos again.
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Post by cernunnos on Sept 16, 2022 7:46:33 GMT 1
Our walnuts have a bumper crop as well this year, ot is not always a good sign .
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Oh and they withstand drought!