Hawthorn tree

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Comment by Taikunping avatar ~ Julie Parry on April 18, 2024 at 2:48pm

Sounds like an excellent idea Vlada

Comment by ënagualí ~ Ꮙℓἇ∂ἇ ኔጡ። on April 18, 2024 at 2:41pm

Ahhh and cos they made the roads wider, and removed the drain run off ditches, the farms themselves are gonna turn into bogs.. thats why its important to have irrigation of some kind or paths for run off rain water ..or these plantings of trees I shared could help to suck up some water,but not fast enough I dont think..so what farmers do here when they know their land is gonna turn to a bog, is they do drainage ditches behind their fence lines instead of in frount of the fence by the roadside,or between the paddocks themselves all running into a main streamed area catchment.

Comment by Taikunping avatar ~ Julie Parry on April 18, 2024 at 2:10pm

I think over in England this could work too.  It's been so wet here, there was a tree over the main road a few days ago.  There been storm after storm, the ground is saturated.  Still lots of pot holes on the roads, the authorities keep "patching".  What used to happen is that the farmers would clear ditches at the side of country roads, now there's few ditches as the roads have been made wider for the big farm machinery.  

Comment by ënagualí ~ Ꮙℓἇ∂ἇ ኔጡ። on April 17, 2024 at 4:22pm

Yes I'm sure many tree species will suffer with it if they are a weak tree species or planted in the wrong areas, but some may also adapt, nature has its own ways to manage things, ..but if people Planted native species--they restore watersheds and natural rivers, farmers over here especially have to plant native bush farm plans to prevent watershed erosion and encourage wildlife to form a natural eco system & fresh water,this all helps with climate change too...they are like these images below:-

Comment by Taikunping avatar ~ Julie Parry on April 17, 2024 at 2:56am

It's been spoken of in recent years that different tree species will struggle as the climate changes.  Here we have had months of rain, the land is so wet there is run off from the fields and roads, particularly in the countryside often flood.  Cheshire, where I live is low lying, and well known for the salt industry.

Comment by ënagualí ~ Ꮙℓἇ∂ἇ ኔጡ። on April 16, 2024 at 4:13pm

Well these gall wasps have been around for ages,but not all oak trees get effected do they...not sure if it has anything to do with climate change,if it was then its probably the first signs of damage from it,but I'm not expert of that..

Comment by Taikunping avatar ~ Julie Parry on April 11, 2024 at 6:06am

I've just been doing a look around online, I think the acorns I saw on my walk were the type you mention ...gall wasp.....from what I just read there's something called Knopper Galls  I'd wondered if it could be anything to do with climate change too Vlada

Comment by ënagualí ~ Ꮙℓἇ∂ἇ ኔጡ። on April 11, 2024 at 3:43am

Would depend on how misshapen your talking about with the acorns,like are they really bad or just elongated?... it could be a disease of the tree or even a parasite..there is a wasp that does some damage too I read called the gall wasp,check that out..otherwise I have no idea,could even be something to do with weather & climate change,we dont know what impact ground temps have on our barked friends do we..it could come out in many ways..

Comment by Taikunping avatar ~ Julie Parry on April 11, 2024 at 1:17am

Good to meet another tree lover, trees bring wealth to the environment, beauty too such a shame this is happening in your country.  I live near lots of oak trees, I believe the farmers boundaries were marked by the oaks.  My road is probably named after the old oak at the top end of the road, always lots of acorns around, used to collect acorns on my way to school, conkers too.  I noticed a couple of years ago while out walking that the acorns were growing oddly, misshapen, not sure why...any ideas Vlada

Comment by ënagualí ~ Ꮙℓἇ∂ἇ ኔጡ። on April 10, 2024 at 2:09pm

We have Hawthorn hedges over here on old farms,the early British settlers brought it out with them on the ships, as its not a native bush...and the black birds & thrushes love the berries,but farmers are now pulling them out as they see it as a weed as it self seeds over their farms obviously by the birds,plus its too costly to get them trimmed yearly these days..so your a tree lover too, great stuff..