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ambrosia beetle
I've always wanted a red Crepe Myrtle tree/shrub. But, now I'm
seeing evidence of the ambrosia beetle attacking crepe myrtles on my neighbor's property and the city park. There is what looks like sawdust pieces on the lower trunk. What can be done about this? Are there varieties of crepe myrtle resistant to the ambrosia beetle? I'm in e.TN. |
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ambrosia beetle
One major problem with that species of plant is improper pruning. People
who do not understand pruning targets often hurt the trees and claim to be pollarding. Pollarding done correctly is very good form. Done incorrectly causes many problems. The beetles may well just be secondary agents. can you post some pictures of your plants to a web site? Many tree problems are associated with the following: They are Case Sensitive. Troubles in the Rhizosphere http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/RHIZO.html Unhealthy Trees from the Nursery / Improper Planting http://home.ccil.org/~treeman/sub1.html and Look up "Tree Planting" http://www.treedictionary.com Improper Mulching - http://home.ccil.org/~treeman/sub3.html and http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/M/ Look up "Mulch" Improper Pruning http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/tree_pruning Improper Fertilization (See A Touch of Chemistry) http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/CHEM.html Tree Farming and Related Problems http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/SOUND/ Sincerely, John A. Keslick, Jr. Arborist http://home.ccil.org/~treeman and www.treedictionary.com Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology. Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us that we are not the boss. "Phisherman" wrote in message ... I've always wanted a red Crepe Myrtle tree/shrub. But, now I'm seeing evidence of the ambrosia beetle attacking crepe myrtles on my neighbor's property and the city park. There is what looks like sawdust pieces on the lower trunk. What can be done about this? Are there varieties of crepe myrtle resistant to the ambrosia beetle? I'm in e.TN. |
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ambrosia beetle
symplastless said:
[...] If you're going to add this to every post: Sincerely, John A. Keslick, Jr. Arborist http://home.ccil.org/~treeman and www.treedictionary.com Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology. Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us that we are not the boss. could you please put it behind a proper sig delimiter (dash, dash, space)? Thanks -- Eggs After they make styrofoam, what do they ship it in? |
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