Irony58
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We've got a (formerly) beautiful maple tree in our front yard. This year the leaves came out OK in the Spring, but they soon thinned out and the leaves that remained looked "weak". It's hard to describe, but the leaves themselves weren't as green or as large as previous years. And the tree never filled out during the summer. Now that it's Autumn here in New Hampshire, only one small section of leaves have color. And then there's the sawdust. It looks like powder-post beetle activity. I wash the dust away, but it comes back in a few days. So I'm guessing that some of the interior wood is dead, as those bugs are still chewing away.
I don't know how old the tree is. It was a full tree when we moved here 12 years ago. The trunk is about 20" diameter, and the tree itself is maybe 25 - 30 ft tall.
So is the tree past the point of no return?
I don't know how old the tree is. It was a full tree when we moved here 12 years ago. The trunk is about 20" diameter, and the tree itself is maybe 25 - 30 ft tall.
So is the tree past the point of no return?