So why does your neighbor care about how many trees you've planted in your yard?!!! yikes... Michele
> Kirk, > > Probably the best way to identify the discolored mulch is to contact your > local agriculture extension office. They are helpful in identifying such; > plus it should not cost you anything to get the tests! You can find them > listed in the government section of the phone book (or look on the > internet). As a side, I noticed mulch adjacent to the trunk of the tree; > you might want to pull back the mulch away from the tree around 2-3" not > allowing contact and keep mulch to about 3" deep. > > Steve Springer > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] on behalf of Kirk Johnson > Sent: Sun 8/30/2009 8:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ENTS] asking for advice > > > > I've attached a couple photos of the base of a young white pine I planted > in > my yard last spring (2008). It might be hard to see, but if you look close > there is what appears to be a green stain ringing the mulch around the > tree. > I only noticed this today when I was weeding in that part of the yard, so > I > don't know exactly how long it has been there. > > Could this be the residue of some kind of liquid poison? It doesn't smell > like anything in particular (no chemical smell that I can detect). I ask > because I have had two white pines of similar age/size die suddenly in the > last year in my yard. Also, a person in the neighborhood has made a number > of snide comments to me over the years about the number of trees I've > planted in my yard. > > I've collected several pieces of mulch with the greenish stain and put > them > in a small Tupperware container in the fridge. I don't know where I'd take > them to get them tested though. Any suggestions welcome. > > If this white pine dies suddenly in the near future, I will basically have > my suspicions confirmed. > > Thank you, > > Kirk Johnson > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
