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walnut tree having seen better days


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When we purchased our house some four years ago the owner pointed to a walnut tree and said that it had been hit during the tempete (is that a correct spelling) and was likely to die.

To compensate he also pointed to a new walnut tree that he had then recently planted.

This year the leaves dropped in June/July and the tree looks poorly.  Thought to wait until the spring and if then signs of growth then live with it for another year.  If no growth then unfortunately it is dead

Question please (and as tree is in a direct relationship both with France Telecom and Electricity) does anyone have any experience of what we call a tree surgeon and someone who particularly has insurance?

We live as do lots of others from the UK near Villedieu les Poeles.

Final point would like trunk (and it is huge) to be planked and then stored outside and to mature and at that stage to utilise within the house.

Any thoughts please as the concept of on (en ou dans) the log burner would be unacceptable.

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If you contact EDF they might cut the tree down for you, their policy is variable.

Afaik the wood from dead trees (and it sounds like yours is dead) is no good for anything but the fire. (By which I mean trees which die through disease rather than through being felled, whether by une tempête or a chainsaw.)

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We have the same problem with one of our walnut trees.  I researched the symptoms and it is a virus disease which is not fatal.  The treatment is to clear the ground underneath and rake in some good fertiliser in the Spring.  Do water regularly in dry periods.  Our tree had a very heavy crop last year - this weakened the tree and the weird weather at the beginning of this year allowed the virus to get hold.  Apparently, the virus is common and endemic but only causes symptoms when the tree is stressed.  There is no cure but a healthy tree can fight it off - a bit like human influenza virus!
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