Diagnosis of tree problems requires a combination of knowledge , experience , and keen observation.
Most of the time it is not one single thing that causes a tree to become sick or die. It is not only important to diagnosis the problem but it is also beneficial to come up with a recommendation for a cure or remedy to the problem . Beechnut tree Service can find out with confidence what is ailing your trees. Usually I will ask about the history of the tree . Things like how long has this been going on? Has there been any construction going on or any type of chemical spraying ? Sometimes you can match the symptoms up with the specie because certain bugs or diseases tend to only affect certain trees .
Symptoms and signs
In diagnosing tree problems , arborists must look for symptoms and signs to determine the cause. symptoms are effects of the injury or disease that are apparent on the tree. it is rare to be able to tell a disorder with only one symptom. in fact it is estimated that 70 to 90 percent of all problems with trees result from cultural and environmental conditions associated with soil compaction, drought, moisture fluctuation, temperature extremes , mechanical injuries , or poor species selection.
one of the diseases hitting our area pretty hard right now is TPPD or Texas Phoenix Palm Disease . TPPD is spreading threw Florida very fast and is affecting a lot of Palm trees . if you see the new growth on your palm tree dying out , this means the very top of the new growth of the palm . If that is folding over and dying then this is a good indicator that your palm has the TPPD.
Another prominent tree killer in Florida right now is a little bug called the Ipps Pine Bark Beetle , this little guy will chew into your pine trees and when he arrives your pine will not have long to live . You can actually hear them chewing on the tree while they are attacking it .
As I said earlier sometimes you can tell what the tree disease is just by knowing what the specie is like in the case of the East Palatka Holly which is affected by a serious disease called sheriopsis knot . Or as a lot of people call Witches Broom . So just by knowing the specie you can sometimes come up with a diagnosis very quickly.
Other contributing factors.
Believe it or not trees can get stressed out also . there are two broad categories Acute and Chronic . Acute which can be caused by such things as pesticide sprays , or freezes, occurs suddenly and causes immediate damage. Chronic takes longer time to affect the tree and may be the result of such things as nutritional imbalance improper soil PH, weather changes, or other factors.
Soil or site problems are also a big problem because the roots are very important to tree health and if the roots are not happy then the rest of the tree will not be to happy either.
Physical and Mechanical injuries , I remember planting two small oaks on one of my properties . well my neighbor who had a lawn service decided to do me a favor and weed whack around these two trees and just beet them up with the Weed Wacker and ten years later I had to remove them because of the damage he caused to the trunk of these trees.
Insects and other pests very rarely cause death in a tree , and many are actually beneficial to the tree and keep predators away from the tree. I have also seen damage to trees from woodpeckers and squirrels .
There are a lot of factors that may be involved in a tree declining and dying so its a good idea to have an arborist examine your trees if you think that there is something going on with your trees . if they don't look right or you can see brown leafs when they should be green . Or one side of the tree is dying . Things like this can be something easily fixed with some proper pruning or it could be signs that the tree has something else going wrong with it.
Beechnut Tree service can give your trees a examination not only to check for signs of tree health but also for signs of trouble that if not correctly remedied can cause trouble down the road . I have been fortunate enough to save a good many of trees that other tree people have told my clients that the tree needed to be removed when in fact the tree just needed a little TLC. I have also had the pleasure in saving people thousands of dollars in wasted money trying to save a tree with either cabling , bracing , or expensive tree injections that a lot of tree people will push on people knowing that the tree is terminal and will die eventually .
In closing please keep in mind that it usually takes more then one thing to kill a tree. And if you see something going on with your trees that just doesn't look right feel free to contact us and we will be happy to look at the problems and hopefully find a solution , Beechnut tree does Hazardous and risk assessments on requests and we will always give you the best information that's for you and your trees .
Most of the time it is not one single thing that causes a tree to become sick or die. It is not only important to diagnosis the problem but it is also beneficial to come up with a recommendation for a cure or remedy to the problem . Beechnut tree Service can find out with confidence what is ailing your trees. Usually I will ask about the history of the tree . Things like how long has this been going on? Has there been any construction going on or any type of chemical spraying ? Sometimes you can match the symptoms up with the specie because certain bugs or diseases tend to only affect certain trees .
Symptoms and signs
In diagnosing tree problems , arborists must look for symptoms and signs to determine the cause. symptoms are effects of the injury or disease that are apparent on the tree. it is rare to be able to tell a disorder with only one symptom. in fact it is estimated that 70 to 90 percent of all problems with trees result from cultural and environmental conditions associated with soil compaction, drought, moisture fluctuation, temperature extremes , mechanical injuries , or poor species selection.
one of the diseases hitting our area pretty hard right now is TPPD or Texas Phoenix Palm Disease . TPPD is spreading threw Florida very fast and is affecting a lot of Palm trees . if you see the new growth on your palm tree dying out , this means the very top of the new growth of the palm . If that is folding over and dying then this is a good indicator that your palm has the TPPD.
Another prominent tree killer in Florida right now is a little bug called the Ipps Pine Bark Beetle , this little guy will chew into your pine trees and when he arrives your pine will not have long to live . You can actually hear them chewing on the tree while they are attacking it .
As I said earlier sometimes you can tell what the tree disease is just by knowing what the specie is like in the case of the East Palatka Holly which is affected by a serious disease called sheriopsis knot . Or as a lot of people call Witches Broom . So just by knowing the specie you can sometimes come up with a diagnosis very quickly.
Other contributing factors.
Believe it or not trees can get stressed out also . there are two broad categories Acute and Chronic . Acute which can be caused by such things as pesticide sprays , or freezes, occurs suddenly and causes immediate damage. Chronic takes longer time to affect the tree and may be the result of such things as nutritional imbalance improper soil PH, weather changes, or other factors.
Soil or site problems are also a big problem because the roots are very important to tree health and if the roots are not happy then the rest of the tree will not be to happy either.
Physical and Mechanical injuries , I remember planting two small oaks on one of my properties . well my neighbor who had a lawn service decided to do me a favor and weed whack around these two trees and just beet them up with the Weed Wacker and ten years later I had to remove them because of the damage he caused to the trunk of these trees.
Insects and other pests very rarely cause death in a tree , and many are actually beneficial to the tree and keep predators away from the tree. I have also seen damage to trees from woodpeckers and squirrels .
There are a lot of factors that may be involved in a tree declining and dying so its a good idea to have an arborist examine your trees if you think that there is something going on with your trees . if they don't look right or you can see brown leafs when they should be green . Or one side of the tree is dying . Things like this can be something easily fixed with some proper pruning or it could be signs that the tree has something else going wrong with it.
Beechnut Tree service can give your trees a examination not only to check for signs of tree health but also for signs of trouble that if not correctly remedied can cause trouble down the road . I have been fortunate enough to save a good many of trees that other tree people have told my clients that the tree needed to be removed when in fact the tree just needed a little TLC. I have also had the pleasure in saving people thousands of dollars in wasted money trying to save a tree with either cabling , bracing , or expensive tree injections that a lot of tree people will push on people knowing that the tree is terminal and will die eventually .
In closing please keep in mind that it usually takes more then one thing to kill a tree. And if you see something going on with your trees that just doesn't look right feel free to contact us and we will be happy to look at the problems and hopefully find a solution , Beechnut tree does Hazardous and risk assessments on requests and we will always give you the best information that's for you and your trees .
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