On-Air Now
Facebook

Tree disease found on Island for first time

Tue, 25 Jul 2017


The Government is issuing advice to landowners after a tree disease was found on the Isle of Man for the first time.

The presence of Chalara ash dieback diseases has been detected on private land in the south of the Island and the surrounding area.

The disease, which is well-established in the UK after first being detected there in 2012, can be fatal to trees and is spread by spores.

The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture is urging landowners to look out for the signs of the disease, and to take steps to minimise the chance of it spreading.

Infected plants show unseasonal leaf loss, dieback and bark lesions, and the risk of spread can be reduced by burning the infected tree.

Around a fifth of the Island's hedgerow trees are ash.


 

Subscribe to get Energy FM News direct to your mobile device

You can get Energy FM News delivered direct to your mobile device using one of the following methods.

  • In the Apple News App on iOS search for Energy FM IOM and then just add it to your favourites
  • In the Google News & Weather App just search for Energy FM and then add us as a customised section
  • If you use an RSS Reader then just add our feed to your app, click here for our news RSS feed