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Jim HylandU.S.
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I am an expert in Forestry, Forest Entomology, Forest Pest Control, and Forest Health. Extensive knowledge in Identification of insects and diseases of trees. Expert on Bark beetles and other insects that attack forests. Also a Registrated Forester with extensive knowledge in the management and care of forests. |
The rubbing can kill the tree if the bark is rubbed off all the way around the trunk. Damage that completely encircles the tree's circumference is more deadly than damage up and down. This is because the
It sounds like leaf spots but this late in the year I would do nothing except rake the leaves when they fall and destroy them by burying or burning. This will cut down the amount of spores that can infect
Prunus x yeodensis(snow fountain http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/p/pruyed/pruyed1.html Prunus x Snofozam(snow fountain http://www.northbranchnursery.com/2006%20Trees/Prunus%20x%20'Snofozam'%20Weeping
I assume you mean height as in tall not altitude as on the top of a mountain. It is a combination of many things--soil type, the climate, tree genetics, species of trees and the age of the tree. Different
This is caused by a wood pecker called a sap sucker. They make the holes in the bark and insects come to feed on the sap and the bird returns to eat the insects. You can spray the area with an insecticide

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