Golden Elm, Dying?

Well it's bl..dy bad news! I took the knife to it and found miles of black tracking under the bark.And at just about every small shoot on the trunk and branches there is a hole 2mm dia at it's base.
So coed you're spot on!
Oh well, I'll get over it,in the mean time, anyone want some logs? :rolleyes:
Thanks all, Paladin

 

So sorry to hear that

As a replacement how about a Robina (now have I got the name of this right - oval acid yellow foliage, erect strong tree with not too much canopy spread) if you like golden foliage.

 

Good idea Fran, think its Robinia,on the same theme there's also a golden leaved form of gleditsia, Honey Locust.
I really like the Irish Yew with golden new growth, its slow but never gets out of control.

 

Thanks again,I'll make a note of your suggestions and nip around the local centres at the weekend.

 

Robinia psuedoacacia is a fine tree looks splendid up against a clear blue sky look for a variety called frisia not as vigorus

 

We shall of course expect to hear and see the result. :D

Sad when a tree you've grown from a youngling goes. Tell you a sad but also funny story. I grew a whitebeam from a youngling - loved the candle effect of the grey leaves in bud, and when out, the grey leaves amongst the green of my evolving woodland bit. Well a couple of years back, we had autumn gales - real humdingers pouring rain and squally high wind and when I looked out of the window the tree (which still had full leaves) was taking the full force and leaning in the squalls. I must have been mad but donned wellies and waterproofs, and struggled out to see if I could rescue it.

Needless to say it made a farcical picture, as I struggled to provide it with some support against the wind (it was about 15 - 20 foot tall). Took a while before the penny dropped that I was waging a useless war and retired indoors and watched as it was felled - snapping at what what I discovered was a graft joint.

I have another now in its place - but this time the graft is supported and will remain supported. Too beautiful a tree not to replace though I shed a few tears seeing it felled.

 

The photo I posted was in fact loaded by my daughter!
She put loads on photobucket but that's where they will stay unless I can manage to post'em because,sad to say, she is out of the country for the next 3 months :( Apparently they have to be reduced in size first or something?????(thick or what)
But I will keep you posted.

 

Its just another thought
But maybe if growing elm was in effect banned, outside botanic garden etc. for a number of years, would the beetle and the disease die out?
Any thoughts?