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Thu, Sep 6, 12 at 9:11
| Over the past few days I've noticed that the leaves on an oak (it's a live oak I believe) tree in my backyard have turned brown, which is a bit odd as it isn't even fall yet. The tree did suffer damage last fall, losing about a 1/3 of it's branches. I've already have had two smaller oaks in my backyard die one me. If it is dying, is there anyway I can save it? |
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- Posted by gardener365 IL 5/6 (My Page) on Thu, Sep 6, 12 at 10:13
| There isn't anything you can do except to remove any dead wood. It does seem the tree is in slow decline which ultimately is death. Don't spend money removing dead wood unless a certified arborist says differently, than I. If you. without expense, can remove dead branches, then that's all I can recommend. Dax |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Thu, Sep 6, 12 at 12:17
| w/o a pic or two.. dax summed it up ... what more can we do.. when you arent even sure of what it is??? ken |
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| Live Oaks don't turn brown, ever. The leaves, when they do fall in the spring, remain green. Brown leaves mean that those portions are probably dead. What's your general location? What happened that caused the damage to this tree last fall? And what might be contributing to the problems with the other trees. Severe drought, construction activities, change of grade, etc. are examples of the kind of history we'd be interested in. Also, pictures help. Let us at least make sure of the identity.
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| I've attached a photo of it. I live in NC. The damage was caused by a hurricane last fall. There was also a drought last year(my area was classified as a severe drought for a few months) which may have caused the death of the two smaller tress. |
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| I've also found the photo I snapped of it just after the hurricane. |
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