Check this out. It's news to me.
sounds like you know a thing or two about forest health.
Thanks for mentioning that. I haven't heard much about the southern pine beetle in this area - I'm sure it is here, just not in epidemic fashion.
That pine also had a lightning scar for roughly half the length of the stem, and half the crown was dead, with the rest not too far behind.
I am not sure which side of the fungal debate I am on here. Clearly the fungus contributes to the decline of the tree but is it to a lesser or greater extent than severing the cambium? Have the beetles evolved to use the fungus in a way that disrupts the tree's defenses or is just chance?
thats it... i have to take my ####in camera to the woods and get some pictures of some timber ####in slammin or I am gonna puke with all this forestry talk!!!!!:skeleton:
Just razzin ya
thats it... i have to take my ####in camera to the woods and get some pictures of some timber ####in slammin or I am gonna puke with all this forestry talk!!!!!:skeleton:
Just razzin ya
My camera keeps getting too cold and refuses to work once I crawl through all the brush. Besides, the only ones working are the fallers....
And unusual for here, the faller has a young man along who is learning by bucking and limbing.
The diminished vigor of the tree as you describe makes makes me inclined to believe they are Mountain Pine Beetles. And the accompanying holes the work of some enterprising birds. Are the Mountain Pine Beetles epidemic or endemic where you were cutting? There are some indications that they are even attacking spruce here, (Colorado) in areas of high beetle activity. Nice cutting there.
Also, just wondering if anyone else notices a difference in falling beetle infested trees as opposed to healthy trees? They seem to act a little differently off the stump especially in regard to holding wood manipulation. Perhaps because they are functionally dead trees/boles with live limb weight (before they turn red)? Just spit-balling.
And another roadside hazard.
Looking good Jameson. . . Why the snipe on the stump?
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