sick? Quercus Ilex

kals

We have this tree see, it's a holm oak, "Quercus Ilex" that has a preservation order on it. We think it may also be diseased?

http://i57.tinypic.com/350madt.jpg

it looks diseased but we can't know? help?

oh it's a 60yr++ old tree of about 40-50 ft tall

 

Thank you in advance

Kal

Dovefromabove

It looks to me as if it's been affected by leaf miners  http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?PID=532 - not very pleasing aesthetically but it shouldn't really harm the tree although it may slow down the growth a bit. 

kals

Thanks hopefully not a really bad thing, but the tree leaf fall is incredible at the moment and I fill a 280 litre bin every week with leaves (and our property only catches 40-60% of the fall)

I hope it heals/dies but it can't go on

Dovefromabove

Although they're 'evergreen' holm oaks do lose their leaves and grow new ones, and this is the time of year for it to happen - the tree will stop losing leaves soon and the new ones will look much nicer too.  It's just what trees do. 

Welshonion

If you are really worried you can ask the Council Tree Officer to take a look.  It is their job to advise especially if the tree has a TPO.