dieback

[′dī‚bak]

(ecology)

A large area of exposed, unprotected swamp or marsh deposits resulting from the salinity of a coastal lagoon.

(plant pathology)

Of a plant, to die from the top or peripheral parts.

dieback

A condition often found in woody plant material where browning and death of the plant cells begin from the tip inward and may continue as far as the woody or perennial part of the plant.

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Any householder or landowner who is advised that he or she has a tree that is diseased or dangerous should seek a second opinion if they do not have the expertise themselves "With regards to ash dieback, there are no specific requirements to remove individual mature trees and in Warwickshire there have been no incidences of the disease affecting our woodland trees."

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WORRY A second case of ash dieback has been discovered

Ash tree disease warning; Location of second case is being kept under wraps

Ash Dieback, a fungal disease, is spread through spores from tree to tree, blocking the water transport systems in Ash trees.

Councils step up action against deadly Ash Dieback disease

Ash dieback was first recorded in the UK in 2012, when the disease was detected on trees imported to a nursery from overseas.

Ash trees face threat from deadly disease

She said: "Ash dieback will inevitably cause a major change in the landscape, but there is a world of difference between trees dying naturally, over time, allowing nature to adjust gradually, and this brutal intervention."

Video shows diseased trees being felled in Norbury Park as campaigners question scale of removal; Heavy machinery is being used by Surrey Wildlife Trust to cut down diseased ash trees and those at risk of contamination

The researchers pulled together surveys of ash dieback across

Ash Dieback Woodlands May Flourish Once Again

* No leaf drop or stem dieback, but repeated infestations will affect plant vigor.

Botrytis blight causes blotches on flower petals

Best do it now, July-August, because winter pruning increases the risk of dieback.

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compared to trees in the Metn and other regions," Nemer told The Daily Star, explaining why dieback in Horsh -- the last remaining section of the city's pine forest -- seemed particularly dramatic.

Lebanon's pine trees under threat