Jenny, Mike Longwood is a private garden. They remove and plant at will to keep the theme of the garden intact. The head arborist verbally told me that the big sugar maple in the meadow had to come down. I instantly thought of the tree you photographed. Maybe it isn't that tree, but maples in general are highly susceptible to Verticillium Wilt, and there is no cure. Often there is a green ring on the annual ring when the tree was attacked. Trees at Longwood high the highest level of care, and the site is managed for aesthetics and liability. If a disease is terminal, like VW, they will just remove the tree. I will physically check on it when I go in next, and report back.
On a good note, ambrosia beetles have been found spreading Verticillium Wilt to Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus) in our area. Since they are connected by roots underground, whole colonies are dying at once. It is awesome! It kills Japanese maples too! Scott On Aug 2, 8:42 am, "Mike Leonard" <[email protected]> wrote: > Jenny, > > Have you contacted the local Tree Warden to ask why the tree is being > removed? I'm not sure of the local laws there but as the Petersham Tree > Warden, I have to have a public hearing if I want to remove any public > shade tree. If any citizen objects then it goes to the Selectboard. > The reasons for removing a public shade tree are for public safety > reasons. If the tree has a strong potential of falling into the road or > damaging public property then it should be removed. From your photo, I > see nothing wrong with the tree - it has a nice full crown with no dead > branches. How does the main trunk look? Is it free of any significant > cavities or butt rot? Does the tree hinder any line of sight for traffic > or for cars turning? If the tree's trunk is solid and there are no > public safety issues then you could appeal to the town government there > if you get no satisfaction from the Tree Warden. > > Mike > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 8:27 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Dove Tree ID? > > ENTS, > > So, why can't the Longwood sugar maple tree just be left > there as it dies? It's still so beautiful and the meadow next to it will > look so barren without it. I really love that tree. That's me standing > down by it. > > Jenny > > -----Original Message----- > From: Barry Caselli <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sat, Aug 1, 2009 6:06 pm > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Dove Tree ID? > Oops. Wrong key. I saw the typo just now as I read my own response. lol > > --- On Sat, 8/1/09, Will Blozan <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Will Blozan <[email protected]> > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Dove Tree ID? > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 9:46 AM > Barry, > > I've never seen a tomato plant attached to a maple before ;) > > Thankfully, verticillium is routinely killing off the nasty Norway > maples here in western NC. > > Will F. Blozan > President, Eastern Native Tree Society > President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]?> ] On Behalf Of Barry Caselli > Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 12:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Dove Tree ID? > > Verticillium Wilt? I thought that attached tomato plants! > > --- On Sat, 8/1/09, pabigtrees <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: pabigtrees <[email protected]> > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Dove Tree ID? > To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 6:11 AM > > Jenny > > That looks like a Red Mulberry, Morus rubra. If the base of the leaf > is straight across, the top is shiny green, and the underside dull. > Most mulberries are hybrids of white and red, but there are a few > straight reds out there. Straight reds tend not to have the mitten > shaped leases, just entire leaves. > > On a different note, the large sugar maple you photographed out by the > meadow at Longwood has to come down. It was being attacked by > Verticillium Wilt. Sorry for the bad news. > > Scott > </table- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
