gsquaredmom
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Jun 26, 2014 17:43:22 GMT
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Post by gsquaredmom on Aug 24, 2014 12:34:05 GMT
It may be the effects of the polar vortex. Trim out what brown you can, but if it is too much brown your tree may not survive. If it is less than 50 percent, your tree has a better chance. It also left pines more susceptible to disease and bugs, so that could be it, too. Bushes covered with snow were insulated. But trees were more exposed to the drying cold wind.
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MDscrapaholic
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Jun 25, 2014 20:49:07 GMT
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Aug 24, 2014 12:37:25 GMT
Check your trees for bag worms. They are small sacs that hang down like pine cones but are not pine cones. An infestation can kill a tree.
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TankTop
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Jun 28, 2014 1:52:46 GMT
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Post by TankTop on Aug 24, 2014 12:42:26 GMT
I have several white pines that look like they are dying. I think the combo of the drought and the extreme cold really harmed them. We are waiting until next spring to make any decisions.
My heirloom rose bush took a beating too. I am going to cut that down to the ground and see what happens. Same thing with a gorgeous lilac.
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itsmemom
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Jun 25, 2014 20:14:08 GMT
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Post by itsmemom on Aug 24, 2014 12:54:39 GMT
Pine Wilt has been a big problem in our part of the midwest. Trees turn brown...then eventually cut down. It's really changing the landscape here.
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suzastampin
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Post by suzastampin on Aug 24, 2014 13:59:44 GMT
We've had a couple over the years. Our huge blue spruce turned brown on the side facing a mulberry tree. The mulberry got hit by lightening so it was removed. I trimmed all the brown off the spruce and you'd never know it had been damaged. We also had another tree, not sure what brand, but another spruce type. We had an underground fuel tank for the farm. The tank began leaking (we did remove it as soon as we figured out it was leaking). About 1/4 of the tree all turned brown and we thought we were going to lose it. Before cutting it down, I trimmed all the brown off and it recovered amazingly. We were thrilled!
Both of these trees were 30+ years old at the time.
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Post by whipea on Aug 24, 2014 14:18:47 GMT
We are in the south and lost lots of pines to the Pine Boar(sp) epidemic, think its a beetle.
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Post by Baseballmom23 on Aug 24, 2014 14:22:19 GMT
I would check with arborist. We lost our liquid amber tree to a bacteria spread by the wind from tree to tree. Three trees on my street had to go. I'm in So Cal and I read about something attacking pine trees. It could be what MDScrapaholic said |
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