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| I have 2 large magnolias and over the past coupe years one looks like it is dying. they are right next to each other in the backyard where they get plenty of sunlight and one is not shadowing the other.
The dying one has been loosing its leaves over the past couple years and the top of it has not had leaves in some time. i really dont want to loose this tree if i can do anything about it. someone mentioned to me that they have cycles where this happens but it hasnt improved in the past few years. the interesting thing is that although it appears ill it just produced a few flowers which i wouldnt expect from a dying tree. any help is appreciated and i also wanted to mention that the larger one next to the dying one appears to be perfectly healthy. here are 2 links where i tried to capture the dying one where you can see the dead top area as well as both of them together in case that may help someone help me. thanks for looking and any help here are both of them together with the dying tree on the right http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/6963/90581666.jpg here is just mainly the dying tree http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/5074/57508752.jpg |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Fri, May 25, 12 at 7:37
| not great pix.. i think i see white on the branches???? do you see anything like at the link??? its lacking vigor for sure.. and if it were me.. i would wonder how many years i would want to invest in TRYING to save it ... try as you may.. but starting think about moving on ... the removal of a plant is an OPPORTUNITY for something new.. do not think of it as a loss of something weak ... ken |
Here is a link that might be useful: link
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- Posted by Dzitmoidonc 6 (My Page) on Fri, May 25, 12 at 14:32
| It could be scale. Look for tiny bumps on the smaller branches, but not the smallest ones. Rub the bumps, if there are any. If it bleeds red, that is Magnolia scale. Generally they spread fast, so if the healthy tree has none, and the other one has some, you are either the luckiest person around, or you just haven't looked hard enough. And many trees flower prolifically just before death. Your's may not have enough umph! left to make more than a few blooms, but if it is a M.grandiflora, and it looks that pathetic, it surely won't see too many more seasons. I had a Magnolia something with scale, a much smaller tree than you have. I was able to spray it with rubbing alcohol to kill the scale, and it has recovered completely. It is only a matter of time before they return though, since Tulip Poplar can harbor the scale, and Tulip Poplars are a common native tree in the woods around here. Another thing that helps me in my war against scale are 2 birds. Chick-a-dees and Nuthatches spend a good bit of their time going up and down the trunks looking for scale. So if you can knock the population down, maybe the birds will discover the tree and do their thing. |
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| thanks everyone and i will report back shortly. |
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