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Fireblight Outbreak: Riverston Abbey, Ashtown, Dublin 7

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Fireblight is a highly contagious and severe plant disease caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora. Fireblight has the capacity to impact upon the agriculture and nursery sectors and Ireland is required under EU law to act when an outbreak is detected. The disease chiefly affects members of the Rosaceae (Rose Family) including Apple tree, Pear trees and related ornamentals including Cotoneaster, Sorbus, Crataegus (hawthorn), Photinia and Pyracantha and can kill susceptible varieties within one growing season.

Following the rapid death of 28 Whitebeams (Sorbus aria) in Abbey Drive, Dublin 7, Dublin City Parks, Biodiversity and Landscape Services on the 21/07/2022 asked the Horticulture and Plants Health Division of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to the take samples of infected trees in order to check for fireblight.

On the 22/08/2022, The Horticulture and Plants Health Division informed DCC Park Services of the positive Fireblight finding at 92 Navan Rd, Abbey Dr, Riverston Abbey, Ashtown, Dublin 7. A destruction notice was also issued which consists of the planned removal of all host species in Riverston Abbey, Ashtown, Dublin 7 (Plant Health Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 and S.I. No. 459/2020 - European Union (Plant Health) Regulations 2020). This instruction from the department of Agriculture includes public spaces and private gardens. DCC Parks Services will engage with the department of Agriculture when the department knows the scale of the work required in private gardens.

Following a meeting with a representative from The Horticulture and Plants Health Division, the following plan was devised by DCC Parks Services,

I  Street Tree removal Plan

The first action consisted of the removal of 28 dead trees. Another inspection on the 29/08, showed that a further 14 trees were dead and several trees showed signs of the disease. It is also likely that rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) are showing signs of the disease (browning of the leaves)

Street trees will be removed in batches of 20 -25, beginning with those located nearest to the host tree (92 Abbey Drive). In total, 113 trees will have to be removed in the coming weeks (see appendix II for details)

Location

Quantity of trees to be removed

Abbey Drive

75

Chancel Mews

13

Chapel Crescent

11

Church Walk

1

Cloister Court

2

Rectory Green

2

Spire View

9

 

Tree Felling Map

Trees are to be felled by a qualified tree surgeon company in agreement with the Horticulture and Plants Health Division of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Tools will be disinfected after work to avoid any further contamination. All tree parts will be transported in sealed trucks to a Bord Na Mona site to be burnt.

Exact dates of the work depend on the contractor availability but will be provided to residents and representatives.

Two Malus domestica (Apple tree) and one small Pyrus communis (Pear tree)  planted by residents in Chapel Crescent open space will also have to be removed and it is proposed to replace them with Mulberry trees (Morus alba) and Plum trees (Prunus domestica)

II Street Tree planting

Tree planting will begin this winter and will continue for three to five years. A series of 36 locations have been identified were planting will be carried out this year (see appendix I for details). This first planting phase concerns long grass verges where the distance between trees allows replanting after felling. Some planting will also occur on the edges of open space, taking care that the centre of the open space is kept tree free. In relation to other smaller grass verges, it is advisable to wait three years to replant trees as this will allow sufficient time for the roots of the previous trees to rot away. It may be possible to accelerate the process by using stump grinder depending on above and below ground services locations. Park Services will propose a full tree-planting scheme. This will be an occasion to increase the variety of tree species planted and therefore avoid future spread of disease.

III Shrubbery removal in open spaces

All shrubs susceptible to fireblight will also  have to be removed. At the time of the site visit, none of these shrubs showed sign of fireblight.

Susceptible shrub species are Cotoneasters, Pyracantha and Photinia. Unfortunately these species were identified in all the open spaces shrubberies and therefore will also have to be removed. This work will be carried out when all host street trees have been removed.

IV Shrubbery planting

All shrubberies will be replaced by fireblight resistant plants. The selection of species will be carried out after the removal of host plants.

Appendices:

Appendix 1 Planting locations: winter 2022/2023

I.D

ADDRESS

ADDRESS

ADDRESS

SITE

07PH

 

6 8

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 201-250cm wide

07R5

 

37 39

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07R7

 

47 49

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07RA

OPPOSITE

28

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07S8

OPPOSITE

32

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07SB

OPPOSITE

36

ABBEY DRIVE

Open Space

07SG

OPPOSITE

44 46

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07SH

OPPOSITE

42 44

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07SN

OPPOSITE

56 58

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07SQ

OPPOSITE

58 60

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07SU

OPPOSITE

64

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07SW

OPPOSITE

66

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07SY

OPPOSITE

68

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07T0

OPPOSITE

70

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07T2

OPPOSITE

72

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07T4

OPPOSITE

74 76

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07T7

OPPOSITE

80

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07T9

OPPOSITE

82

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07TC

OPPOSITE

84

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07TD

OPPOSITE

86 88

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07TE

OPPOSITE

88 90

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07TW

OPPOSITE

96

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07TZ

OPPOSITE

98 100

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07US

 

13

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07V0

OPPOSITE

156 158

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07V3

OPPOSITE

152

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07V4

OPPOSITE

148

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07V8

OPPOSITE

144

ABBEY DRIVE

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07U7

OPPOSITE

31 33

CHANCEL MEWS

Open Space

07U8

OPPOSITE

29

CHANCEL MEWS

Open Space

07UC

 

9 11

CHANCEL MEWS

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07QZ

OPPOSITE

27 29

CHURCH WALK

Open Space

07R0

OPPOSITE

25

CHURCH WALK

Open Space

07QY

OPPOSITE

31

CHURCH WALK

Open Space

07SJ

OPPOSITE

6

RECTORY GREEN

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

07TR

OPPOSITE

6 8

SPIRE VIEW

Grass verge 151-200cm wide

 

Appendix II: trees to be felled

ID

Proximity

Building Number

Street

Species

07PF

 

2 4

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07PF

 

2 4

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07PK

 

18 20

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07PL

 

22 24

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07PM

 

26 28

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07PN

 

28 30

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07PP

 

30 32

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aucuparia

07PQ

 

34 36

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aucuparia

07PR

 

38 40

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aucuparia

07PT

 

50 53

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aucuparia

07PU

 

58 60

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07PV

 

62 64

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07PW

 

66 68

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07PX

 

72

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07PY

 

74 76

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07PZ

 

78 80

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07Q0

 

82 84

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07Q1

 

92

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07Q2

 

92 94

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07Q3

 

96 98

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus intermedia

07Q5

 

106 108

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07Q6

 

110 112

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07Q9

 

122 124

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07QA

 

126 128

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07QD

 

146 148

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07QE

 

150 152

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07QF

 

154

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07QG

 

158 160

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07QH

 

170 172

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07QJ

 

174 176

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07QK

 

178 180

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07QL

 

182 184

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07QM

 

186 188

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07QN

 

190 192

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07QP

 

194 196

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07QQ

 

198 200

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07QT

 

210 212

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07QU

 

214 216

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07R2

 

102 104

ABBEY DRIVE

Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer'

07R6

 

41 43

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aucuparia

07R8

OPPOSITE

26

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aucuparia

07R9

OPPOSITE

28

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aucuparia

07S7

OPPOSITE

34

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aucuparia

07SA

OPPOSITE

40

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07SD

OPPOSITE

42

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07SE

OPPOSITE

44

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07SF

OPPOSITE

46

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07SM

OPPOSITE

54 56

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aucuparia

07SP

OPPOSITE

58

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aucuparia

07SS

OPPOSITE

60

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07ST

OPPOSITE

62

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07SV

OPPOSITE

64

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07SX

OPPOSITE

66 68

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07TA

OPPOSITE

82

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07TF

OPPOSITE

88

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07TG

OPPOSITE

90

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07TT

OPPOSITE

94

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07TU

OPPOSITE

94 96

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07TV

OPPOSITE

96

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07TX

OPPOSITE

96 98

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07U0

OPPOSITE

100

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07U3

 

Open Space

ABBEY DRIVE

Malus Orn. Crab

07U4

 

Open Space

ABBEY DRIVE

Malus Orn. Crab

07U5

 

Open Space

ABBEY DRIVE

Dying Acer platanoides

07UM

 

29 31

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07UN

 

25 27

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07UP

 

23

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07UQ

 

21

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aucuparia

07UR

 

17

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07UU

 

9 11

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07UV

 

5 7

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07UW

 

1 3

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07UX

 

1

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07V5

OPPOSITE

150

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07V6

OPPOSITE

144 146

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07V7

OPPOSITE

140 142

ABBEY DRIVE

Sorbus aria

07U2

 

29

CHANCEL MEWS

Sorbus aucuparia

07U6

 

25 27

CHANCEL MEWS

Sorbus aucuparia

07U9

 

23

CHANCEL MEWS

Sorbus aucuparia

07UA

 

17 19

CHANCEL MEWS

Sorbus aucuparia

07UB

 

13

CHANCEL MEWS

Sorbus aucuparia

07UD

 

5 7

CHANCEL MEWS

Sorbus aucuparia

07UE

 

1 3

CHANCEL MEWS

Sorbus aucuparia

07UF

 

2 4

CHANCEL MEWS

Sorbus aucuparia

07UG

 

6 8

CHANCEL MEWS

Sorbus aucuparia

07UH

 

14 16

CHANCEL MEWS

Sorbus aucuparia

07UJ

 

18 20

CHANCEL MEWS

Sorbus aucuparia

07UK

 

22 24

CHANCEL MEWS

Sorbus aucuparia

07UL

OPPOSITE

21

CHANCEL MEWS

Sorbus aucuparia

07RB

 

1

CHAPEL CRESCENT

Sorbus aucuparia

07RC

 

7 9

CHAPEL CRESCENT

Sorbus aucuparia

07RD

 

11 13

CHAPEL CRESCENT

Sorbus aucuparia

07RE

 

13 15

CHAPEL CRESCENT

Sorbus aucuparia

07RF

 

17 19

CHAPEL CRESCENT

Sorbus aucuparia

07RG

 

21 23

CHAPEL CRESCENT

Sorbus aucuparia

07RH

 

23

CHAPEL CRESCENT

Sorbus aucuparia

07RJ

 

Open Space

CHAPEL CRESCENT

Malus sp

07RK

 

Open space

CHAPEL CRESCENT

Malus sp

07RL

 

Open space

CHAPEL CRESCENT

Pyrus communis

07S5

 

14 16

CHAPEL CRESCENT

Sorbus aucuparia

07QV

 

34 35

CHURCH WALK

Acer platanoides

07S3

 

1 3

CLOISTER COURT

Malus Orn. Crab

07S4

 

13 15

CLOISTER COURT

Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer'

07SK

OPPOSITE

8

RECTORY GREEN

Sorbus aria

07SL

OPPOSITE

10

RECTORY GREEN

Sorbus aria

07TH

   

SPIRE VIEW

Sorbus aucuparia

07TJ

 

5 7

SPIRE VIEW

Sorbus aucuparia

07TK

 

9 11

SPIRE VIEW

Sorbus aucuparia

07TL

 

13

SPIRE VIEW

Sorbus aucuparia

07TM

 

17 19

SPIRE VIEW

Sorbus aucuparia

07TN

 

18 20

SPIRE VIEW

Sorbus aucuparia

07TP

 

14 16

SPIRE VIEW

Sorbus aucuparia

07TQ

 

12

SPIRE VIEW

Sorbus aucuparia

07TS

 

2 4

SPIRE VIEW

Sorbus aucuparia

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