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Autumn has arrived in Surrey.....maybe....
Whilst driving in and around Woking, I was sure that I noticed some
trees with yellowing leaves making it look like the start of Autumn, and more leaves than normal for this time of year scattered on the ground. Horse chestnut trees seem to be suffering more than other trees... Anybody else noticed this? |
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Re: Autumn has arrived in Surrey.....maybe....
<markg987@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1184443880.410244.206160@k79g2000hse.googlegr oups.com... > Whilst driving in and around Woking, I was sure that I noticed some > trees with yellowing leaves making it look like the start of Autumn, > and more leaves than normal for this time of year scattered on the > ground. Horse chestnut trees seem to be suffering more than other > trees... > > Anybody else noticed this? -------------------- Yes, in my garden! I'm still convinced that some parts of the S.E are in drought conditions, with not enough winter rainfall to make up the deficit deeper in the ground. The recent showers may have largely run off, evaporated or been transpirated. The horse chestnut trees are suffering from a disease in some parts of the UK which makes it look like they are drying out, when in fact they may not be. I believe it is caused by the caterpillar of the moth Cameraria ohridella . See http://www.hainaultforest.co.uk/4Newspage.htm. Dave |
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Re: Autumn has arrived in Surrey.....maybe....
Dave Cornwell wrote:
> <markg987@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:1184443880.410244.206160@k79g2000hse.googlegr oups.com... >> Whilst driving in and around Woking, I was sure that I noticed some >> trees with yellowing leaves making it look like the start of Autumn, >> and more leaves than normal for this time of year scattered on the >> ground. Horse chestnut trees seem to be suffering more than other >> trees... >> >> Anybody else noticed this? > -------------------- > Yes, in my garden! I'm still convinced that some parts of the S.E are in > drought conditions, with not enough winter rainfall to make up the deficit > deeper in the ground. The recent showers may have largely run off, > evaporated or been transpirated. The horse chestnut trees are suffering from > a disease in some parts of the UK which makes it look like they are drying > out, when in fact they may not be. I believe it is caused by the caterpillar > of the moth Cameraria ohridella . See > http://www.hainaultforest.co.uk/4Newspage.htm. Not just the flora, either. Also the fauna. Many of our chickens are in moult (normally happens in Autumn) and I understand that many other keepers of chickens are noticing a similar thing, certainly in our area. -- Howard Neil (western end of the Brecon Beacons National Park, at 235 metres asl) |
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Re: Autumn has arrived in Surrey.....maybe....
markg987@hotmail.com wrote: > Whilst driving in and around Woking, I was sure that I noticed some > trees with yellowing leaves making it look like the start of Autumn, > and more leaves than normal for this time of year scattered on the > ground. Horse chestnut trees seem to be suffering more than other > trees... > > Anybody else noticed this? > Perhaps their internal "bio-clock" only allows for a set period of "summer" With such an early spring/summer, perhaps they think autumn should be approaching. OTOH, perhaps I'm barking!!! Cheers Neil |
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Re: Autumn has arrived in Surrey.....maybe....
In message <1184443880.410244.206160@k79g2000hse.googlegroups .com>,
"markg987@hotmail.com" <markg987@hotmail.com> writes >Whilst driving in and around Woking, I was sure that I noticed some >trees with yellowing leaves making it look like the start of Autumn, >and more leaves than normal for this time of year scattered on the >ground. Horse chestnut trees seem to be suffering more than other >trees... > >Anybody else noticed this? > I've got plants with yellowing or shrivelled leaves, but I think that this was caused by waterlogging. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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Re: Autumn has arrived in Surrey.....maybe....
markg987@hotmail.com wrote: > Whilst driving in and around Woking, I was sure that I noticed some > trees with yellowing leaves making it look like the start of Autumn, > and more leaves than normal for this time of year scattered on the > ground. Horse chestnut trees seem to be suffering more than other > trees... > > Anybody else noticed this? I think the Horse Chestnut problem is related to a moth (Cameraria ohridella) which reached the UK around 2002. The caterpillar eats the leaves from within and causes them to yellow and fall prematurely. The problem was very severe last year around West London but from what I have seen it has not been so much of a problem this year. Alan Gardiner Chiswell Green, St Albans 101m ASL |
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Re: Autumn has arrived in Surrey.....maybe....
Dave Cornwell wrote:
> <markg987@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:1184443880.410244.206160@k79g2000hse.googlegr oups.com... >> Whilst driving in and around Woking, I was sure that I noticed some >> trees with yellowing leaves making it look like the start of Autumn, >> and more leaves than normal for this time of year scattered on the >> ground. Horse chestnut trees seem to be suffering more than other >> trees... >> >> Anybody else noticed this? > -------------------- > Yes, in my garden! I'm still convinced that some parts of the S.E are in > drought conditions, Not sure about that. There's a plantation of several hundred trees near me (N.E. Hants) that have nearly all died because it's been underwater since November. It's in an old gravel pit about the size of 4 football pitches that floods every winter, only this year it is still several feet deep even now and the trees have given up. -- Brian Wakem Email: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/b.wakem/myemail.png |
