I haven't seen any sawdust but I do notice a white/gray growth around
the stumps of cut branches. Some of the branches have also grown into
power lines, could that have anything to do with it?





"Joe Morris" wrote in message ...
The conventional wisdom in my area is that if you get the pine beetle/borer
in your pine tree, it's only a matter of time until you have to take it
down. By the time you see the brown needles, it usually too late for a
remedy. Check around the bottom of the trunk of the tree; sometimes you
can see the "sawdust" from the borers' work. If see this dust, your tree is
in trouble. I suppose a certified arborist could provide you with an
evaluation of the tree.

Good luck.

Joe Morris

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"it's me" wrote in message
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far7134 wrote:

I have a very tall white pine tree that appears to be sick. The
needles on the tope of the tree are turning brown. This started
before winter with only some small clumps throughout the tree but now
large patches have formed. There is another large white pine tree
right next to it and it is doing just fine. The two trees are the
same size, which is taller then a telephone poll. There is another
tree right next to it, the branches are touching, but the needles on
this side are fine. Is this tree sick? The branches and bark appear
to be fine but I'm not an expert. Any suggestions or information on
tree care would be appreciated.


Sounds like a Pine Borer. If you can get to the top and cut it off it
will be fine. Keep hacking it off until you find good wood and not a
borer's tunnel. Get rid of the pest don't leave it around. I don't know
all that much about them, I worked a few years on a landscaping crew and
we had to deal with some of them.

Kevin