Killing Hackberry Trees organically?
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Comments (23)Hi biogeek gardener, if mine were locusts, which are native trees, I would have been thrilled! These blasted Norways are a pain! There are about 8,000 seedlings coming up out there this Spring. Btw, I've heard Locust wood is very hard and useful wood. So, after the trees were girdled last May, we had a moderate drought for about 10 weeks through the summer. The girdled trees started to look a little rough around the edges. New growth at the tips was dying out and they both started losing leaves early. Then in November I had tree work done where they removed 2 large Norway maples (not girdled). One of the girdled trees was topped and converted into a snag. The one in the picture above was partially topped where it was choking out pine trees behind it. Now there is only 2/3 of the girdled tree and the largest Norway remaining on the lot. Still trying to decide what to do with the really big tree. What's left of the remaining girdled tree has not died yet. I was kind of expecting that, as there was another poster on the Woodland forum who had girdled Norways with a hatchet, and his also leafed out the following Spring. It is leafing out but doesn't look as leafy as the one that is still healthy. It may take up to two years to die, but I'm still debating topping the whole thing and leaving one trunk as a snag. Here are some pics: October 30, 2007 - Canopy of NOT girdled tree (removed 11/30/07) - October 30, 2007 - Canopy of girdled tree (partially topped 11/30/07) you can see this canopy is not nearly as green and lush - May 14, 2008 - Girdled tree leafing out - PS one thing I didn't think about when the trees were girdled, and my arbortist buddy pointed out, is that a girdled tree will slowly be dying and drying out, and becomes unsafe to climb after a certain point....See MoreCan I save my Elm tree organically (or otherwise)?
Comments (2)Since the tree is only about 3 years old it should be one of the cultivars that is DED resistant, but as Bill mentioned get someone familiar, like the horticultureist from your counties Texas A & M Cooperative Extension Service office, to look at it....See Morehow to grow healthy fruit trees organically?
Comments (24)If you have a good number of cedar trees within a mile of your trees, it will be difficult to deal with Cedar Apple Rust (CAR) on apple trees. Speaking only from my experience in a cesspool of cedars, the young trees will be attacked yearly, causing severe damage to the leaves each year, not good for a young tree with no reserves to draw from year after year. I watched my 2 supposedly CAR resistant trees (Freedom and Jonafree) get ravaged for their first 3 years causing very mature leaf fall each year before trying to spray for control. The praying has worked and the trees have been growing nicely since. Liberty is supposed to handle CAR pretty well as are some others whose names escape me at the moment. Keep in mind that my location experiences extreme CAR disease pressure every year, if your area only has light pressure, you may be able to get by with no controls. As to peach, it is highly likely your trees will be susceptible to Peach Leaf Curl, it can be very hard on trees especially over years as it too will defoliate the trees. One remedy under mild to low pressure is a single application of copper in the fall to all of the trunk and branches. If in subsequent years that doesn't get the job done, a fall application followed by an early Spring application just before bud break should do the trick. Fruit trees are tough, start while you are young.... wish I did :)...See MoreWitches Broom in Hackberry Trees
Comments (5)I don't think there is a Latin name beyond Candidatus spp.. It's a phytoplasma caused growth aberration that is many axilary breaks from a single growth/leaf axil. Witches Broom is fairly common in plant pathology literature, most often as a symptom of phytoplasmas (that used to be called MLOs, Micoplasma Like Organisms. Asters Yellows is a common one.) The link below is a good intro to what some of the phytoplasma caused symptoms look like. Here is a link that might be useful: Good intro to phytoplasmas...See MoreKimmsr
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