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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 624 |
| Date Entered | 26/10/2012 |
| Updated on | 05/02/2014 |
| Recorded by | Will Swales |
| Category | Tree Site Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Public Access Land |
| Record Date | 26/10/2012 |
| Location | Dry gill behind Hirst Ridge (between Cogden Gill and Grinton Gill) |
| Civil Parish | Grinton |
| Brit. National Grid | SE 047 972 |
| Altitude | 300m |
| Record Name | Ring-barked rowan tree infected by honey fungus |
| Record Description | This old rowan tree surrounded by a splendid display of autumnal fungus made a fascinating sight to a townie who photographed it on 25 October 2012 in a dry gill behind Hirst Ridge (between Cogden Gill and Grinton Gill. However, Tim Laurie advises that the images reveal a sorry future for the tree. He writes: “this fine old tree has been almost ring barked by starving rabbits. The tree would be dead if fully ring barked - the usual fate of all isolated trees except ancient hawthorns and self-seeded scots pine. The fungus is Honey Fungus, Armillaria mellea, which is a serious menace to many tree species."
Post script - Tim Laurie's prognosis proved to be entirely accurate. On a SWAAG group walk led by Tim on 4 February 2014, this tree was found dead on the ground, snapped off at its base by the wind - see photograph below. |
| Geographical area | Upper Swaledale |
| Species | Rowan |
| Image 1 ID | 3503 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 2 ID | 3504 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 3 ID | 3505 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 4 ID | 3506 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 5 ID | 5039 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 5 Description | The same rowan tree as it was found on 4 February 2014, snapped off at the base by the wind |  |
