On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 18:35:53 GMT, wrote:

and drought

"redclay" wrote:


Neil wrote in message ...
Last spring in upstate New York I noticed that most of the pine trees
seemed
to
be covered with brown needles, as if the trees were dying.
Now all the pine trees on mine and the surrounding properties are
suffering
the
same affliction (Fairfield Connecticut).
Anybody know what's going on here?
Neil
Look for the pine bark beetle.




Another possibility is road salt. Are the dead trees near major roads
that get salted in the winter, especially on the north side of the
road?

Pines are shallow rooted and hence take up groundwater near the
surface where pollutants are most concentrated.

John