Excessive Pine Needles Fall From Tall Pine Tree
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brandon7 TN_zone7
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Pine needles falling on our garden
Comments (9)Molex, I just looked out our window today after a complete day of raining to glimpse our garden. We have twice over raked out & blown out the needles. Lo and behold, what do I see, an entire garden filled with little green seedlings from our neighbor's other tree. It does look like the Tree of Heaven leaves & seedlings. In all our 22 years of living here and having a garden, I do not ever remember the trees dropping seeds & needles like this quantity....ever. Tomorrow we will try to pick up, rake off as many as we can. Do you know if these hurt the tomatoes & cucumbers? Thanks. Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...See MorePine tree losing needles on bottom branches
Comments (2)if there is snow.. and you had as bad a winter as most of us had... then you are at least a month early in worrying about this thing ... the future is all in the buds... and though about 50% of my conifers are showing winter damage.. i can find no indication of any bud failure ... so when you take some pics... get one of the buds.. so we can look at yours ... not to mention ... the bad winter.. but your tree also is dealing with transplant shock.. for at least 2 years ... and.. if it is a pine [some folks call everything a pine] ... consider that when it is a 100 foot telephone pole.. that those few low branches are not really all that important ... if you had it planted.. and have a warranty.. talk to your seller.. later in the spring ... if it ever comes for you.. lol... i still have a very little snow left .. i am waiting also ... and if it fails.. get a 3 footer.. and plant it yourself.. properly ... and we can tell you how to do that ... ken...See MoreTaking out tall Pine trees
Comments (12)I'll add a couple of things I learned over the years using a chain saw. Don't cut on a very windy day, yes the wind can catch the top of a tree and send it in the wrong direction--even with the notch. Have an escape route to move away from the tree before you saw. In other words make sure you have a clear area to get to quickly in case the tree was to fall back toward you. If your only experience is cutting up logs and not cutting down trees, you might want to get someone to help that has experience in felling trees. Felling trees requires a litle more knowledge than simply bucking them and is a little more dangerous. Size up the tree by looking up at the top and seeing where the weight is concentrated or which way the tree is naturally leaning. Usually you throw the tree in the direction of the lean, but if that is not possible due to the fact it might fall on your house or get caught up in another tree, you can rope it. Tie a rope up as high as you can get it in the tree to be cut down. Wrap the other end around a tree in the direction you want your tree to fall. Pull the end back toward the side you will be sawing on and tie it to your truck hitch. Pull the rope tight by driving the tree ever so slightly forward and keep the tension on the rope. With the notch on the felling side, the tension of the rope pulling the tree in the direction you want it to go, start sawing the tree. About half way through the cut, pull the truck up slightly to increase the tensin. The gap of the cut should be wider which would indicate the tree will fall in the direction you want it. Cut into the tree again until it is about through. Pull the truck foward and the tree should fall where you want it. If you only understand a little of this or none of it, hire someone to cut your trees. If you lack confidence in doing the job, don't do it. Saving a little money is not worth injury. The term "widow maker" is sometimes used to describe a tree that is dangerous to take down. I had one of these and I hired two men to take it down. I sawed it up myself. Even after watching the job, I probably would not attempt to take down a "widow maker" with a chain saw. I would hire the tree guy with his bucket truck....See MoreIf pine trees are evergreen, why do they drop so many needles?!?!
Comments (12)My experience is: 1-araucarias drop lower branches, not leaves, every 2-3 years 2- I am still waiting for my kauris to drop a leaf. They are going to be 3 years old in january 3- Juniperus chinensis - kaizuka - drops very few, small branches and only when shadowed, the same for my sequoiadendrum, cupressus sempervirens, spruces 4- All the pinus I have drop last year or older leaves after summer, 5-larch, metasequoia and bald cypress are not evergreens in this sense, they can, or can not, drop all leaves depending on the climate during winter....See Morebrandon7 TN_zone7
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