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2007-10-07 11:11:40 · 7 answers · asked by somolie 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Though I can't be sure from the picture, which sort of pine it is, I'm sure it's a pine (Pinus). My best guess is white pine (P. strobus),Japanese white pine (P. parvifolia) or limber pine (P. flexilis). All are soft needle pines.
Many pines and arborvitae (Thuja) have seasonal needle drops. Generally there will be years it's quite noticeable, others it won't be very bad. There is nothing wrong, you can do to alter this. Keep your watering and fertilizing good that may even out the needle drop so you won't notice it as much from year to year.
I hope that this helps
2007-10-11 04:42:04 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm could be not enough water. If just recently planted it probably needs more water....if it is a well established could be the "pine tip beetle". This bug tunnels a hole through the smaller limbs and the tips will turn brown and eventually fall off.
May also be spider mites they love evegreen pine, spruce, cedar, cypress and juniper trees.
Spray your tree with a "spider mite" insecticide, ask for it at your friendly nursery retail store.
Their is also an systemic insecticide made by Bayer, it's called Bayer advanced tree and shrub insect control, Kills almost all types of insects...including pine tip beetle and spider mites.
Oh by the way "systemic" means product is applied to the ground and the root system takes it in and eventually into the foliage. Eventually the bugs ingest and will die.
2007-10-07 11:33:11 · answer #2 · answered by paulguzie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is both blight or spider mites. reduce out useless section asap and characteristic a professional service take care of. Blight will kill it commonly no count number what you do, yet spider mites might want to be dealt with Get a white piece of paper, carry it lower than a branch and gently faucet the stem. Stare at paper and also you'll commence to ascertain tiny insects about the size of the end of a needle shifting round. those are spider mites. you are able to take care of with a million oz..of Orthene fireplace Ant powder in protecting with gallon of water, and 5 drops of liquid dish cleansing soap. Saturate the tree and reapply each 7 days, 4 purposes minimum. it quite works, it stinks, and this is messy. Now pass drink a lager and loosen up
2016-10-20 05:50:47 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your tree is a White Pine, and it is only dropping its old needles. You can tell because the tips of the branches are still green. The others are only a week or two behind this first one. They will do this too. Pines do this; not to worry.
2007-10-07 13:34:19 · answer #4 · answered by Emmaean 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This looks like spider mite to me. Tiny bugs that spin random webs among the branches. Spraying with a solution of liquid dish soap will get rid of them but the dead branches are gone. They will not recover.
Bert
2007-10-07 11:38:53 · answer #5 · answered by Bert C 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, agreeing with Emmaean. It's just annual needle drop. White pines typically hold their needles for one maybe two years. Others like spruces will hold them for much longer. So...no fears...your tree is just fine. :)
2007-10-08 02:32:45 · answer #6 · answered by Mestina 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
next door the same look of the tree,its a blithe,don't no what caused it,they lost every other tree,see you local nursery,i zoom to 200% ,got a good look
2007-10-07 11:26:51 · answer #7 · answered by THE"IS" 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋