Any idea what is wrong with our tree?

trace017

7 years ago

I would really like to save our tree as it was one we watered at our wedding. Any idea what is wrong??

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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
7 years ago
are the closeups just that little brown spot in the last pic ???

get in there and prune out the dead part ... and get some better pics of that part ...

i cant tell if it has scale ...

anyway i look at it.. its NBD ... it isnt going to die from this ... looks rather healthy otherwise ...

ken
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
7 years ago
btw ... that location ... how big is your dog???

ken
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Olpea I'm glad you did say that because it seemed strange to me that tip wasn't dead yet as well. The white dots suggest fungus. I can't see very well by the photo but what I thought was happening was Fireblight in the wood (eg. Small lesion from the year before growth) or spread by bug , deer, bird etc. In this link is an example picture which is one of the reasons I did not rule it out as fire blight. As Appleseed70 mentioned regardless cut it back and get rid of the problem. Fungal instead of bacterial is possible but I've never seen any fungus like that. On a side note my cherries all had dead tips and so I went to look what the problem was and grasshoppers girdled the tips. Not at all what the problem looked like from 7 - 10 feet away. Here is a link that might be useful: fireblight This post was edited by ClarkinKS on Wed, Oct 1, 14 at 20:30
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being dusty might not be helping it ... interfering with sun and its ability to breathe .... or transpire ... holes are not good.. but it is hard from these pix.. to tell if they are wounds from small dead branches.. or some type of borer ... if borers.. then a systemic like bayer tree and shrub might help ... whatever it is.. it is severely stressed .... and i am not sure about its long term survival .... i might wait until spring.. and see how it handles winter.. before investing in much else .... unless you can ID a pest ken
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It could be just a natural dropping of the lower limbs due to crowding. We have several large poplar trees in our yards. Up until about 10 years ago this was am overgrown woods, When we moved in about 5 years ago the poplars had nearly no branches for about 25 feet up the trunk. Those that are now in the more open back yard are growing many branches on the lower part of the tree, Some are nearly reaching the diameter of the upper part (older) part of the tree, I would suspect that the trees will be fine, and look quite nice if you trim off the lower dead branches.
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its is extremely stressed ... you are not its grandma ... feeding it wont make it feel better ... see link below.. about timing.. and watering ... next time you bring a pot home.. put it in full shade ... to give you a few extra days ... nothing needs water every day ... water when the plant needs water.. insert finger and find out.. its you soil.. your local weather.. etc.. only you can figure it out ... if you perfect the watering.. and the plant settles down.. it can releaf ... as long as a leaf if green is can process light into energy ... dont cut them off or anything ... ken https://sites.google.com/site/tnarboretum/Home/planting-a-tree-or-shrub
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trace017
Original Author
7 years ago
The brown needles are a close up of the brown spot on the tree. The interior needles closer to the trunk are also brown even though the outside portion of the limbs are green. I am in Minnesota, and while I do have a small dog they don't have access to the tree so that shouldn't be affecting it. Thank you for your help!
wisconsitom
7 years ago
Trace, if you can, provide us with an overall shot of this tree. Closeups are good-thanks for that-but an overall view would also be helpful.
trace017
Original Author
7 years ago

Here is a more zoomed out one. Thanks.
wisconsitom
7 years ago
Overall, I'm seeing a push of new growth-perfect for this time of year. Yes, there is that one spot of blemish and it does indeed remind me of what a good-sized male dog (is that redundant? Yes it is) can do just after lifting it's leg. Of course, there could be other explanations but the main point is that what you have there is a healthy spruce tree. Did you want it to be something else, lol?
trace017
Original Author
7 years ago
Thank you for your reassurance! I am perfectly fine with a blemish but I wanted to make sure something wasn't happening that I needed to do something about. Thank you for your help!
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
7 years ago
can you rule out visiting dogs?? .. coyote.. wild dingo??? .. lol ...

it will probably go all bare in the heat of summer.. just prune out the dead part ...

ken

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