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Josh Burk International Society of Arboriculture
Certified Arborist ON – 1577A
A Presentation on
Beech Bark
Disease By:
About ArborView
• Certification of completion from Arboriculture Canada Training & Education • Hazard and Danger Tree Cutting and
Falling • Chainsaw Operator Technician • Graduate of Train the Trainer Program • Arborist Technical Rigging • Tree Climbing, Fall Protection & Work
Positioning • Technical Tree Falling & Cutting • Production Tree Removal & Rigging • Chainsaw Safety & Cutting Techniques
• Member of the Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce
• Member of the International Society of Arboriculture
• Certified Arborist Certification from the International Society of Arboriculture # ON-1577A
Beech Bark Disease
• An Overview of what Beech Bark Disease is
• Stages and Signs of the Disease
• Management Recommendations
What Beech Bark Disease is
• Caused by a complex of beech scale and a species of Nectria fungi
• Develops in three stages • Advancing Front • Killing Front • Aftermath Zone
• Introduced from Europe in 1890 • Officially confirmed in Ontario in 1999 • Initiated by beech scale feeding • Final agent responsible is the Nectria fungus • Attacks larger trees first • Causes “Beech Snap” • 3-5 year mortally rate
Stages and Signs of the Disease
Stages and Signs of the Disease
Management Recommendations
• Hire a Certified Arborist to assess trees
• Fungus cannot be controlled only maintained
• Trees with poor vigor and visible cankers should be removed
• Water trees during dry spells
• Place wood chips around tree base
• Avoid root disruption
• Do not transport firewood from scale infested areas: between July-November
Thank You