Understanding Tree Watering Systems

Blog, Tree Care

You may think watering your trees is a job best done by Mother Nature but, if you want the trees in your landscape to stay healthy, you will need to step in from time to time. Watering your trees is an essential part of the tree care process and will better prepare your trees to…

Birch – Trunks or Branches – Holes

Diagnosis – Birch Problems on Trunk or BranchesRaised RidgesBronze Birch BorerYellow-Bellied SapsuckerBronze Birch Borer Bronze birch borer or Agrilus anxius Eventually twigs and then branches dieback starting at the top of the canopy and progressively working its way down Foliage at top of the canopy first becomes sparse Raised lumps or ridges can be seen…

Birch – Trunks or Branches – Raised Ridges

Diagnosis – Birch Problems on Trunk or BranchesRaised RidgesBronze Birch BorerBronze Birch Borer Bronze birch borer or Agrilus anxius Eventually twigs and then branches dieback starting at the top of the canopy and progressively working its way down Foliage at top of the canopy first becomes sparse Raised lumps or ridges can be seen on…

Birch – Trunk or Branches – Growing Fungi

Diagnosis – Birch Problems on Trunk or BranchesGrowing FungiArmillaria Root RotCanker RotHeart RotGanoderma RootArmillaria Root Rot Armillaria root rot or Armillaria spp. Infected trees have poor growth, dead branches in the upper canopy, undersized and/or yellow leaves Flat white sheets of fungal growth (mycelia fans) grow between the bark and sapwood at the base of infected…

Birch – Trunk or Branches – Unusual Colors on Branch/Trunk

Diagnosis – Birch Problems on Trunk or BranchesUnusual Colors on Trunk or BranchesCoral Spot CankerPerennial Nectria CankerCoral Spot Canker Coral spot canker or Nectria cinnabarina Common on trees stressed by drought, recent transplant or other factors Dead branches and twigs are often first observed in early spring Sunken dark brown area on branch that is…

Birch – Trunks or Branches – Dead Branches in Canopy

Diagnosis – Birch Problems on Trunk or BranchesDead Branches in CanopyArmillaria Root RotBronze Birch BorerCoral Spot CankerGanoderma RootHeart RotArmillaria Root Rot Armillaria root rot or Armillaria spp. Infected trees have poor growth, dead branches in the upper canopy, undersized and/or yellow leaves Flat white sheets of fungal growth (mycelia fans) grow between the bark and sapwood…