Hi Paghat,

On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 13:39:24 -0700, (paghat)
Sounds like death to me. What you describe is common, as birch species are
relatively short-lived in yards, & can seem perfectly healthy for 10 or 20

Ugh. that's why I figured/feared.

Oh well, thanks for the confirm and the additional info. Guess I
better start planning to have it removed.


Doug.