Subject: help, my pine is dying

From: [email-masked] (jennifer kosco)
Date: 14 Apr 1996 20:10:24 GMT

i have 2 pines which my children planted when they were little.  this past winter 
i have noticed that the ends are browning, withering.  it is spreading to the other
pine now.  today my husband noticed on the healthy pine that there are marks as
if made by woodpeckers.  but i disagreed noting that they are orderly and 
aligned.  also each mark is a near perfect rectangle approx.  1/2" by 1".   so the
next question are these 2 occurences related???   i dont know.

we are really quite attatched to these trees and we are quite upset that we are 
losing them.   any help at all would be appreciated.

mom and pop koz

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From: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 96 07:49:14 PDT

> From: [email-masked] (jennifer kosco)

> i have noticed that the ends are browning, withering.  it is spreading 
to the other pine now

I live in N PA and many white pines (particularly those near roads) have 
a lot of dead needles.  I suspect it's a combination of last summer's 
drought, road salt, and past herbicide damage (not by me).  I know it's 
no help but your situation is not unique.  Hopefully someone will post 
who has some some practical advice about the best thing to do.

afs

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From: [email-masked] (Avoid Acc)
Date: 19 Apr 1996 11:52:35 -0400

Perhaps a bark beetle?  Has there been any wind or impact trauma to the
pine?  If so, fissures could have been created which would allow
obstructions in the sap flow, etc., as well as enable a variety of insects
to bore and nest.  What species of pine are we talking about?