WillClimb
ArboristSite Operative
I have a friend who wants me to prune these two white oaks in his yard. I went and looked at them the other day and I cant figure out what their problem is. My first thought was to remove them. They're nice, tall trees but they have dead, weathered looking limbs all over them - like they've been dead for awhile. The dead limbs are silvery in appearance like aged cedar. The only foliage is sparse and is close to the trunk in little patches. I've noticed a lot of trees in the same neighborhood like this. There are live oaks doing the same thing.
So, is there a good way to determine what's causing this? Would fertilizer injections help? And would they just be a band-aid instead of taking care of the source problem?
I read in Tree Care Industry Volume XII, Number 11 - November 01 where a tree that had yellowing leaves was given an innoculation of mycorrhizal spores with a humate application to stimulate root growth. They said that, "the results were almost immediate." Would this be an option and is it something that I could perform without prior years of study?
The soil in the area contains a high amount of clay and is located in Charleston, SC. Some of the other trees that look like this are in neighbors's yards, yet others are in uninhabited fields.
Thanks - Will
So, is there a good way to determine what's causing this? Would fertilizer injections help? And would they just be a band-aid instead of taking care of the source problem?
I read in Tree Care Industry Volume XII, Number 11 - November 01 where a tree that had yellowing leaves was given an innoculation of mycorrhizal spores with a humate application to stimulate root growth. They said that, "the results were almost immediate." Would this be an option and is it something that I could perform without prior years of study?
The soil in the area contains a high amount of clay and is located in Charleston, SC. Some of the other trees that look like this are in neighbors's yards, yet others are in uninhabited fields.
Thanks - Will