[CANUFNET] Question to mailing list members

[Philip van Wassenaer]

I have been working on DED for a long time and with some specific Winnipeg experience. Never heard of this!

 

I would ask the university researcher that made the statement to please provide some scientific evidence to substantiate that. Trees don’t usually grow things they don’t need. Removing sprouts is an aesthetic  driven practice, not much good to the tree as far as I can see. And could be a stress that attracts the beetles as previously mentioned here.

 

If you receive some good information to verify this, please do pass it along. Interesting query…

 

Cheers and have a great weekend all,

 

Philip

 

Philip van Wassenaer, B.SC., MFC

Urban Forest Innovations Inc.

1331 Northaven Drive

Mississauga ON L5G 4E8

Tel:  (905) 274-1022

Cell: (647) 221-3046

Fax: (905) 274-2170



 

 <http://www.urbanforestinnovations.com/> www.urbanforestinnovations.com

 

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Sent: March 5, 2021 2:31 PM
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Subject: [CANUFNET] Question to mailing list members

 

Here is a question that I would like to have posted to the subscribers:

 

Has anyone heard of the need to remove watersprouts from American Elm trunks because they could be a source of entry for the elm bark beetle?  We have been alerted to this by a university researcher who claims that leaving this growth on elms can leave them vulnerable to Dutch Elm disease. I have never heard of this and want to know if anyone has information to support it.

 

 

Linda Moskalyk

President

SOS Trees Coalition

Saskatoon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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