2006-10-02 13:35:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Some of you asked for more information. The tree is an oak tree in our back yard. We currently have about 70 trees on 3/4 acres. The subdivision used to be a cattle farm. We did not allow any machinery in the back area because we loved all the trees. We have oak, hickory, red bud, mable and dogwood. But it seems the only one to do this is a very tall oak tree( about 100 feet or more) that was beautiful. It has been getting plenty of water, I think. I checked for any bugs and did not see them. Although they could be inside, I know. I have just never seen any tree lose its bark so fast. Just curious because of all of our other trees. Don't want to think about them all dying like this one.
2006-10-03 11:52:12 · update #1
when you find out please let me know i d love to kill the tree in front of our house. The roots are in the sewer all the time.
2006-10-02 15:35:52 · answer #1 · answered by careermom18 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with some that it could be a fungus. Often times with oak trees when it has a fungal disease, the bark will crack, then can fall off the tree. This is caused when the trunk of the tree is damaged by machinery or other things, serves as a point of entry for the pathogen to enter the plant.
It could be insects, but you should see some kind of evidence, you probably wouldn't with a fungus, unless it started to produce mushrooms.
Lightning is another good guess, but symptoms may take a little while to show up, and by that time, insects or pathogens could have moved in on the tree. What are the trees symptoms?
Because I do not know where you live (which would help narrow down the problem), you should take some samples of the tree to your local extension office where they can properly identify the problem for you. Also take some pictures of the tree and bring those in for them to look at. The more information you have, the better they can help you!
And don't worry, a lot of times diseases are host specific, so whatever is there may only affect your oak trees (the ones that are not healthy), and will not affect your maples, hickory, etc. Definitely have a certified arborist come to your property an evaluate the health of your trees.
2006-10-04 09:11:23 · answer #2 · answered by plantmd 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't really know anything. But the same thing happened to me. behind my house I have a line of Post Oak trees and today I went out and looked and I saw this one tree that had died. Guess it was recent because the tree was not showing any signs or symptoms. There were two other post oaks joined together behind it. so maybe the took to much water or something. Also the tree had a Street light Nailed into it so I don't know if it was that. the other two post oaks were taller than the other one that died but it had some branches going away getting sunlight. its sad it died.
2014-07-29 21:23:11 · answer #3 · answered by Annie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the osmotic process there's a pressure called turgor pressure. It all has to do with the tree's cells. when substances disolve in the cytoplasm of the tree's cell, it is said that the cell has a hypotonic solution {more water than substance}, but if there's too much water, it causes the turgor pressure on the cell's wall, so it basically dies.
2006-10-02 20:49:50 · answer #4 · answered by drsgiselle 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
your tree could have been damaged by diseased,most need to be checked,it may have only needed top pruning,best left to a professional. also what is under the tree could damage the root's not letting them through,they may also damage your property.they can also penetrate the main drains of your house & cause damage. or maybe if it's a young tree they need water every day. hope this helps b.j.
2006-10-02 22:25:00 · answer #5 · answered by bj 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it either got hit by lightning or has a disease. if you're sure it wasn't lightning (there would prolly be a mark) you may want to call a "tree surgeon" to come look at it, because if it's a disease it could spread to other trees and kill them, too
2006-10-02 20:45:06 · answer #6 · answered by georgia 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
blight, beetle, fungus, lack of or over abundance of water, insect infestation......blah blah
what kind of tree? Symptoms? Time line? Location?
2006-10-02 20:40:39 · answer #7 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More information would make a diagnosis far easier! As would location and other ecological information!
2006-10-02 21:05:29 · answer #8 · answered by KLU 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
lack of water, a dieaseas, or maybe some sort of insect
2006-10-02 21:02:11 · answer #9 · answered by Andy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋