Friday, June 5, 2009

A Sad Day In My Garden.

Unfortunately, some of my black pines have recently become susceptible to some kind of disease. I've already had to cut down a few small ones next to the fence between Mr. Frank-T-F and myself.
And yesterday, this pine had to go. It really pained me to see this pine suffering. Well, I guess it's past suffering. It's dead. And that pains me.
Mar, with your vast Master Gardener knowledge and resources, do you think you might have a clue as to what's going through my pines?
I'd really hate to lose the pines along my bulkhead. That's my privacy screen from the houses across the canal.
TIMBERRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3 comments:

  1. Well, you might check out this link: http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/Volume_1/pinus/nigra.htm
    Scroll down to read about some damaging agents for black pines.

    This link is from your state and might also be helpful: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/pp/notes/Ornamental/odin19/od19.htm

    Sorry about the trees. It's always sad to see them die.

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  2. Did you try the Dare Co. extension agent?
    http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/masgar/county.htm

    Bad enough having FtF close by; would be worse looking at him too.

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  3. Chicago has been beset with a number of tree killers. Dutch Elm is still wiht us and killed the mighty tree across the street from me (trunk diameter 3+ feet, I still miss him....) Asian beetles, emerald ash borer, so many beasties killing our trees. County extension is a great idea - figure out what is going on and let them figure out how to contain it.

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