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Dying conifers what does it?
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My pine trees are dying. They are seeping a lot of sap out of holes about 12 feet off the ground. I have seen other pine trees in the area dying too. What is causing this? I live in SE Ohio.
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Here is a link to some information.
http://na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/fidls/so_pine_beetle/so_pine.htm
+1 on pine beetles. What you describe is exactly why we cut thousands of trees around the Lake Tahoe area. Beetle kill hits in cycles like all pests but it's particularly worse when the trees are stressed. I'm understanding that there is drought not too far south of you? that was the big factor when I logged out west.
-I've had that happen to some of my pines here on the Central Coast of California. There's this big knot-like thing that forms and starts seeping fluid. Later the tree dies. I don't know of a way to treat it.
I've been told that it is some kind of canker or fungal infection. I suggest you go to a home center that has a garden department. The usually have an Ortho "problem" book sitting out that you can look through as a reference.
Also, I don't know if, in your state, the state university system has an "Extension Services" group that administers the "Master Gardener" program. However, if the Extension Services are available to you, you can contact them. These groups are very helpful.
And, if there is a State Department of Agriculture, they can be quite helpful to you.
My guess is that the best way to treat this problem, if it is treatable at all, is to dust heavily with sulfur.
Sorry I can't be more help. My trees that suffered from this were too far gone to do anything about by the time I noticed.
Here in the mountains of North Carolina, the Hemlock tree is being killed off by a little beetle, or moth, called the wooly adelgid.
The Yellow Pines in Georgia are being hammered by the pine beetle.
If they are Hemlocks, they can be treated. We spent a couple hundred bucks to treat the Hemlocks at one of our rental houses.
For the pine beetle, chain saw therapy is the only way out.
Its known by different names in different States....Still the same Critter....They'll even Kill Mulberry Trees....We've tried every cure We heard about to get rid of them...The only thing that seemed to help was Sulphur...Conifers are acidus and grow faster when fed a diet of Sulphur and lots of water...The Bark Beetles tend to move out of the Tree because of the Acidity in the Sap....I wish You Luck in getting rid of these pests......