ash tree

Around me about 80% of the big trees in farm hedges and roadsides are Ash trees. I think its similar for much of Ireland.

So it is worrying to hear of the Ash dieback disease (Chalara ash dieback) a fungal infection, that has appeared in England. This disease has already apparently killed something close to 90% of all the Ash tres in Denmark.

 

I was surprised to discover that the disease has already been detected in Ireland:

 

www.independent.ie/farming/news-features/country-on-red-a...

 

 

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