I thought Chinese Pistache trees turned red??
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Chinese Pistache Tree Problems in Midwest?
Comments (2)I've been researching verticillium wilt, and I don't think it is that. The leaves aren't wilting and the branches aren't drooping. I did some research on rapid growth cracks, which sometimes occur during periods of wet weather immediately following hot, dry weather. I don't know if the spotted leaves and the ctracked bark are related or not. It's now dormant and has shed its leaves, so its hard to determine anyhting else. I'll probably just wait until Spring and see what happens. If the symptoms continue to worsen next summer, I may replace it....See MoreChinese Pistache
Comments (2)It's a deciduous tree and will be loosing its leaves soon anyway...if it got stressed it might just have lost them early. A young tree can get stressed easily. It might be just fine once it builds some roots. Not sure if caterpillars had anything to do with it but caterpillar infestations are rare at this time of year. Sara...See MoreChinese Pistache
Comments (8)I have checked with Baker's Nursery and White Tank Nursery regarding my Chinese Pistache question. While they had not seen multi-trunk, they verified that the leaves are Chinese Pistache. I also brought home a branch to compare. In contrasting it with a Brazilian Pepper and also crunching the leaves in my hand to perform the 'smell test' I think they are indeed Chinese Pistache. Now, we have a bigger problem, however. We had about 16 trees planted in my parents' lot -- many of them were large sized. Several looked unhealthy to me, so I checked the soil, which was quite moist. However, as I tried to find the root balls of the trees at the surface, I noticed they were buried. I have dug down at least 6 inches on a few of the trees, and I am still at the trunks. The have already lost a Pomegranate and an Orchid. I am afraid any trees planted this way will eventually have rot or disease or suffer from oxygen deprivation and not thrive. Does anyone have advice. The guy who planted these (or at least who manages the workers) is a certified arborist, so I am thoroughly shocked that he got this so wrong. Am I out of bounds to refuse to pay him until he corrects this AND can it be corrected? (As I understand, deeply planted trees can have problems for years to come.) It is so unfortunate because these tress (and the shrubs which are similarly planted) represent a very large investment....See MoreChinese Pistache
Comments (12)That's why Michelle and I are wondering about it too. This tree is supposed to be just about as bulletproof as can be. I'm hoping she'll get some sort of answer from some tree expert about why her tree is scorching as much as it is. Her location south of the Red River is not that different, weatherwise, from ours or yours north of the Red River....though I think her daytime highs are worse than ours. My best uneducated guess is that something in the drought years of 2011 and beyond (my drought that started in 2011 didn't really end until 2015, so hers may not have either) just prevented the tree from settling in and thriving. We lost even tough native trees in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, though they all were in areas where we don't water. When even well-established natives cannot overcome extreme heat and persistent drought, we have to consider that maybe those years were just too hard on Michelle's Chinese Pistache. Or, maybe it is a root issue. I had trouble in those years with voles eating tree roots, especially newish trees. Maybe young trees have smaller, more tender roots? Often the first sign that a tree's roots were being eaten was than it started to lean sideways because there weren't enough roots to hold it upright. I dug up my damaged trees, put them in containers, pruned them back really hard (more than 50%), put them in total shade, watered them constantly and brought them back from near-death. However, voles also can eat just enough of tree roots to set back a tree but not enough to make you realize they are damaging it. So, that sort of thing is a possibility....See Moreaggierose
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