Brooklyn1 wrote:
On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:10:19 -0800, Billy
wrote:

In article ,
mocean wrote:

This is my first time in the forum. There are so many
knowledgeable and helpful people here, that I thought someone might
have the answer to my question. I have a 20 year old pine that is
being hit with water -every- night by my neighbor's wild
sprinklers. My understanding is that you shouldn't water pine trees
from overhead, especially in Winter when temperatures are freezing.
Before I speak with my neighbor, I thought I'd ask the experts here
if my pine tree is in any danger. Some of the branches are now
bare of needles since this began, but it didn't occur to me that
the watering could be causing it. Could this excessive over-the-top
watering cause diseases. or weaken my tree making it vulnerable to
pests?

Thank you for your help.

Your neighbor waters in the winter? What and why? Water and snow from
above seem like they would be part of any pine's job description.\

Um, many parts of the planet have warm weather in winter. duh

If the neighbor is regularly sprinkling that tree (especially at
night) it will become severely damaged and eventually die... those
defoliated branches will not recoup, they are already dead.

Could you explain how the branches will be damaged?

David