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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBeech Leaf Disease - disposal of woodFrom: Karle, Darcy Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 10:55 AM To: Cavanaugh, Kimberly Subject: FW: Beech HI Kim, Please forward this to the Commissioners. You can ad it to the Polivy file as he did try to communicate during the hearing. Thank you! From: Steven Heywood <sheywood@Bartle.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 4:10 PM To: Karle, Darcy <Darcy.Karle@town.barnstable.ma.us> Subject: Beech Hello Darcy, I apologize for my Audio/video failure. I was on the meeng and trying to reply but unfortunately not able to get through. As far as Beech disposal goes there is no quaranne on beech disposal. The nematode that is responsible for Beech Leaf Disease is moved by birds from tree to tree and within the tree. Rain also is responsible for the movement of the nematode within the tree. Due to this, quaranne measures would be unsuccessful. Addionally in 2022 I was able to find 7 trees in the town of Barnstable that showed signs of infecon. In 2023 I could not find a single Beech tree that did not show signs of infecon. This includes both landscape trees as well as nave forest American beech trees including all those, I see in the Crooked Cart Way/Trail of Tears woodland. Bartle Tree does chip the debris. This chipped debris as well as logs too large to be chipped are brought to disposal sites around the Cape. We do have some hopes for treatments. We started several trails last season, and we will learn how we did this spring as the trees begin to leaf out. Massachuses has also recently approved the use of an injected material that we will be working with this season as well. Please let me know if you have any quesons at all. Again, sorry for my technical difficules. Have a good day! Steve STEVEN HEYWOOD ARBORIST BARTLETT TREE EXPERTS 2964 Falmouth Road, Osterville, MA 02655 p (508) 428-2397 e sheywood@Bartlett.com https://facebook.com/bartletttreeexperts bartlett.com