rbtree said:Those holes are caused by sapsuckers. They drill the holes, then come back later to collect sap. When there's that many of them, they can surely affect a tree's ability to function correctly. You can hope they don't see the need to do any more drilling.
ShoerFast said:Is that an Engelmann Spruce?
The Engelmann Spruce (Picea engelmannii) is a medium-sized evergreen tree growing to 25-40 m tall, exceptionally to 65 m tall, and with a trunk diameter of up to 1.5 m. It is native to western North America, from central British Columbia and southwest Alberta, southwest to northern California and southeast to Arizona and New Mexico; there are also two isolated populations in northern Mexico. It is mostly a high altitude mountain tree, growing at 900-3450 m altitude, rarely lower in the northwest of the range; in many areas it reaches the alpine tree-line.
BlueRidgeMark said:Hmm. Well, if Wiki is right (they ARE right SOME of the time), it's certainly not.
I'm at maybe 500' above sea level, and farther east than Florida!
Not the right shape, either, and not that tall. Mine is about 30-35', as are others in my neighborhood.
ShoerFast said:Hope you don't ID trees by how tall they are, compared to how tall they get!
ShoerFast said:Take them out of there genetic element and who knows how they would grow?
ShoerFast said:The shape has more to do with growth rate,
treeseer said:Bad damage; wrap that area with loose fabric today.
treeseer said:I've seen beeches, hollies, dogwoods etc killed back by that dirty bird's girdling.
treeseer said:Yeah burlap strips are good. Be ready to clean the pitch off your kid.
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