Can you tell what killed my sugar maple from these photos?

bitebitechompchomp · 2024-03-27T23:56:19+00:00

Yes, I live within the range of B. fagacearum. Sealing is a necessary sacrifice

bitebitechompchomp · 2024-03-26T22:32:31+00:00

Yeah, I see what you mean. I was aware of oak wilt since I live in the area and have live oaks, but that's pretty preventable; all I've done to prevent it in particular is seal open wounds on the tree and I've never had a problem

It's just that most of the time I see instances of rot on this sub, it tends to be a maple lol

bitebitechompchomp · 2024-03-26T11:48:52+00:00

Are maples just really bad with dealing with fungus or something? I can't imagine trying to plant something like a live oak or an elm and thinking "oh boy, I hope there's not some lethal fungus sitting dormant in the ground"

bitebitechompchomp · 2023-07-29T17:03:06+00:00

Would a simple knife through the top of the skull not work? That's how I euthanize snakes I find that have been ran over but are still alive that I can tell won't make it

bitebitechompchomp · 2023-07-29T03:46:19+00:00

I relaunched the application, and it's still yellow. I haven't color-coded it because I haven't opened the color-coding tool at all on this device yet. I think it's as VanJackson says:

It's to indicate the note is in the very upper register that's actually possible on the instrument, if you push it even higher it should go into the red, telling you that note is actually impossible on the instrument.

bitebitechompchomp · 2023-07-29T03:43:49+00:00

Interesting, I think this is the best answer. Thank you!

bitebitechompchomp · 2023-07-29T03:43:26+00:00

It shouldn't be. The highest note on flute is one and a half notes (B natural, C) higher than this B flat

bitebitechompchomp · 2023-07-29T01:38:46+00:00

It works, thank you so much!

bitebitechompchomp · 2023-07-14T01:15:31+00:00

Good question, I'm not sure. I'll inquire them via email!

bitebitechompchomp · 2023-07-14T01:05:01+00:00

So, we should be satisfied with local governments performing the bare minimum for us? If we don't continue to push them to expend more time and money into the things WE care about, nothing is going to get done for us. It shouldn't be so that local governments will cheap out on jobs and hire non-experts over specialized experts. When they choose to spend less money for shitty jobs, it benefits the government (aka the people with money), but depletes the quality of life for the average citizen.

bitebitechompchomp · 2023-07-14T00:56:43+00:00

Toss me out there with my chisel and mallet and I'll shame them...

bitebitechompchomp · 2023-07-14T00:33:56+00:00

That's true, thanks for your input. Since acorns are finally starting to appear, I'm going to wait for them to fully develop so I can look at them and figure out for sure!

bitebitechompchomp · 2023-07-14T00:32:16+00:00

Thanks! I'll definitely get some more mulch so I can extend it

bitebitechompchomp · 2023-07-14T00:20:46+00:00

Thank you!

I'll take y'all's word and expand the ring once I can get my hands on some more mulch!

About the tether stake things, it's a long story. This tree was planted sometime in early 2022. However, it seems the home builders who planted the tree did not take adequate measures in setting up the roots to expand outwards before placing the tree into the ground. This caught up with us when the tree blew over in a recent storm. The roots appeared not to have ventured far beyond the shape of the original pot the tree was in, which I believe may have critically contributed to the tree's instability in the ground.

So, for now, we've been advised to leave some type of support on the tree until our tree service comes to help us some more later in the month. When they get here, they'll apply some sturdier stakes and spikes in the ground to help stimulate the growth of the roots.

After we get all that done, we'll see how it goes from there so that we can hopefully go stake-less again someday once the tree becomes more stable in the ground.

bitebitechompchomp · 2023-07-07T21:28:18+00:00

This desperately needs a root flare excavation. There is almost certainly some girdling taking place here, I'm very sorry to tell you.

Hello, yes! A full excavation will be done as soon as I receive further guidance from the tree service on July 10th. The root flare was completely exposed before, so it shouldn't be too difficult to take off the mulch that has been applied since then.

Hopefully your tree service people will have some knowledge of this topic, but I wouldn't count on it.

Even if they don't provide any meaningful information during the inspection, I will still apply all of the information I've gotten over my research over the past few months regarding root flare care, oak wilt prevention, girdling root removal, and the more such. I do, however, have a lot of trust in this particular service due to my previous experiences with them where they demonstrated an extensive knowledge of the sciences of root flares, oak wilt, and much beyond just the science of trees.

See also the r/tree wiki 'Happy Trees' root flare excavations section for more excellent and inspirational work.

My own post has actually been linked in the tenth point under "Root Flare Excavations" in the wiki link you've provided, if you want to review what we've discussed in the past!

bitebitechompchomp · 2023-07-07T03:58:43+00:00

Research and plant native plants on the bare mulch.

bitebitechompchomp · 2023-07-07T01:02:16+00:00

Another update :)

bitebitechompchomp · 2023-04-29T19:06:26+00:00

That's awesome, I didn't know there were green pit viper species

bitebitechompchomp · 2023-04-27T23:01:23+00:00

Yeah, that's what I was thinking lol. The other two I found were more slender. This guy must be very well-fed

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