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What’s Wrong with my Tree? By Traverso Tree Service, Inc.
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t’s springtime, trees are leafing out, making a big come back from the dormant winter season, or are they? “What’s wrong with my tree? It leafed out weeks ago and now, all of sudden, half of the leaves are turning brown and it appears to be dying.” “The new leaves are falling off my tree. I shouldn’t have to rake leaves during spring, should I?” “The tree was doing great last year, now it appears it is dying from the top down.” “Our tree doesn’t look right. I hope it is not dying. We love this tree!”
As arborists we appreciate the question “What is wrong with my tree?” It tells us that the client cares about their tree and is observant enough to realize when something might possibly be wrong. So what IS wrong with my tree?
1. It is diseased. Contrary to popular belief not all tree diseases are fatal. There are a couple of common diseases that are very prevalent during spring, especially if itoral is a and wet one. Anthracnose, procedures a foliar The maxillofacial fungus that attacks the newly emerging leaves and is spread by water, is very common dental on ash andimplants sycamore trees. Leaf spot is a common foliar fungus bone that attacks many different trees but can grafting often defoliate pear trees, both fruiting and non-fruiting. If the removal of wisdom teeth leaves become so infested with the disease that the tree will shed surgery them (hence you having corrective to rake leaves injaw spring!) And produce new ones. Both diseases aretrauma wet weather diseases and cannot survive reconstruction in hot, dry weather. So once the days get longer and hotter, these treatment of nerve injuries diseases will die out and, generally speaking, the trees will bounce back. That being said, there are diseases that can kill a tree if left oral pathology untreated. And some diseases have no treatment except to plant disease resistant species.
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2. It is infested with ‘bugs”. The good news is that most insects that infest trees are not fatal, but they can be a nuisance. Aphids or white flies can produce copious amounts of sticky honey dew, that clients practice covers diagnostic, mistakenly think is sap,Our and will “drip” on the car,the patio furniture
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• Dental implants • Bone grafting • Removal of wisdom teeth • Corrective jaw surgery • Trauma reconstruction • Treatment of nerve injuries • Oral pathology Our practice covers the diagnostic, surgical and rehabilitative procedures to treat injuries, diseases and defects of a person’s mouth, jaw and facial areas. We treat both functional and cosmetic conditions for patients of all ages. Please visit our website at www.drnestorkaras to find out more about Dr. Karas and his practice. 14
JUNE 2019
