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Louise Top Member Posts: 3,363	Silver Birch Bark Aug 18, 2019 6:15:33 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Louise on Aug 18, 2019 6:15:33 GMT Is this a problem or just characteristic ?

jellibeans Top Member Posts: 2,222	Silver Birch Bark Aug 18, 2019 7:03:09 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jellibeans on Aug 18, 2019 7:03:09 GMT It's completely normal, one of the best features of the tree!

Louise Top Member Posts: 3,363	Silver Birch Bark Aug 18, 2019 7:18:24 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Louise on Aug 18, 2019 7:18:24 GMT Really ? Hmmm, I wish it didn't, to me it spoils it

Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,968	Silver Birch Bark Aug 19, 2019 8:32:20 GMT jellibeans likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Aug 19, 2019 8:32:20 GMT Ha ha; I thought the same Louise, but jellibeans should know a thing or two. I will look at silver birch trunks in a whole new light now.

Louise Top Member Posts: 3,363	Silver Birch Bark Sept 3, 2019 16:41:30 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Louise on Sept 3, 2019 16:41:30 GMT Keith, I've learned today, from a garden nursery, that it actually is a problem. It's a parasitic disease that commonly afflicts birches Not sure what i'll do with the information yet …..

jellibeans Top Member Posts: 2,222	Silver Birch Bark Sept 15, 2019 7:16:39 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jellibeans on Sept 15, 2019 7:16:39 GMT treegrowing.tcv.org.uk/identify/silverbirch .

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Silver Birch Bark Sept 15, 2019 7:41:55 GMT

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Post by Louise on Sept 15, 2019 7:41:55 GMT

Hmmm, very interesting.
Why would a nurseryman say it's a parasite ?
Afterwards I googled the subject and as appearances go it looks all very similar.

This is how much it's advanced now.

Is the spread of the broken bark going to travel right through ?
Won't this crumbling away eventually weaken the trunk ?

Last Edit: Sept 15, 2019 7:55:14 GMT by Louise

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Silver Birch Bark Sept 29, 2019 6:55:42 GMT

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Post by Louise on Sept 29, 2019 6:55:42 GMT

I've a bit more to add now !

Someone else in the street has a silver birch with these same characteristics and has been told that, in the not too far future, his tree will need to come down for safety's sake as these deep crevices have eaten into and circled the base (forming a hole you can put your hand in) and will become very unstable.

He has a tree surgeon in every 2nd year to crown it and this guy warned the neighbour of this instability.

Keith, i'm grateful for your link to the bark but wondering how different tree experts can have such differing views on the subject, i'm open to all input so feel free to enlighten further.

Last Edit: Sept 29, 2019 6:57:00 GMT by Louise

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Silver Birch Bark

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