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Posted on 11/14/23 at 9:23 pm to Randman
It’s either a lightning strike or pine beetles.
Pine trees don’t just die bc it didn’t rain for 2 months. You better encourage your neighbors to take them down before next hurricane season.
Pine trees don’t just die bc it didn’t rain for 2 months. You better encourage your neighbors to take them down before next hurricane season.
Posted on 11/14/23 at 9:25 pm to Randman
I am in central Mississippi as well and I have a large pine in my yard that I don’t expect to make it. I think the drought weakened it and beetles subsequently got to it. All needles are turned down and brown.
Thank goodness we are getting some rain tonight.
Thank goodness we are getting some rain tonight.
Posted on 11/14/23 at 9:33 pm to Mouth
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It’s either a lightning strike or pine beetles.
Lighting struck thousands of pine trees in central Mississippi all at once?
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Pine trees don’t just die bc it didn’t rain for 2 months. You better encourage your neighbors to take them down before next hurricane season.
I'm not talking about my neighbors. I live in the country. The dead/brown/dying trees are all over the region here.
Posted on 11/14/23 at 9:46 pm to Randman
Was told Mississippi will loose 1/3 of their pine trees this year , combo of drought , Beatles and disease, and with the no exception burn ban makes controlling the Beatles much harder
Posted on 11/14/23 at 9:54 pm to Tigerpaw123
This is a good enough time for a PSA.
If you have dead or dying trees on your property that aren't a threat to your home, outbuildings, or electricity, consider leaving them. We need dead standing trees in our ecosystems, too, but most people will take them down, even if they threaten nothing. Many species rely on them for nesting.
If you have dead or dying trees on your property that aren't a threat to your home, outbuildings, or electricity, consider leaving them. We need dead standing trees in our ecosystems, too, but most people will take them down, even if they threaten nothing. Many species rely on them for nesting.
Posted on 11/14/23 at 9:55 pm to Randman
Lots of pine trees dying on my family property(pine plantation),seems to be the younger pines getting hit the worst.
What’s got me bent out of shape is there is 15 or so in a narrow strip between the road through our property and a high line.
I’m formulating a plan to hook cables to them,run the cable through a pulley,have my wife pull them with tractor at a 90’angle as I cut to make them fall between the power line and road.It’s going to be a pain because privet is thick amongst the pines.
There are 2 big ones I’m reluctant to tackle,so I’ll have to pay tree surgeon to take down.
Drought we had in 2011 caused lots of oak trees to die the next year(Oak Decline) so I’m expecting I’ll have to deal with that again to get them off my wood roads.I have lots of Water Oaks,quite a few of them are having limbs breaking off already.
What’s got me bent out of shape is there is 15 or so in a narrow strip between the road through our property and a high line.
I’m formulating a plan to hook cables to them,run the cable through a pulley,have my wife pull them with tractor at a 90’angle as I cut to make them fall between the power line and road.It’s going to be a pain because privet is thick amongst the pines.
There are 2 big ones I’m reluctant to tackle,so I’ll have to pay tree surgeon to take down.
Drought we had in 2011 caused lots of oak trees to die the next year(Oak Decline) so I’m expecting I’ll have to deal with that again to get them off my wood roads.I have lots of Water Oaks,quite a few of them are having limbs breaking off already.
This post was edited on 11/15/23 at 2:45 am
Posted on 11/14/23 at 9:58 pm to LSUA 75
"Drought we had in 2011 caused lots of oak trees to die the next year"
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County agent said it may be three years before all the drought damage is apparent.
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County agent said it may be three years before all the drought damage is apparent.
Posted on 11/14/23 at 10:00 pm to Randman
Yeah I’ve notice all summer everywhere I’ve gone
Posted on 11/14/23 at 11:50 pm to Randman
there is a fungus called needle cast that affects pines in late fall
Posted on 11/15/23 at 12:58 am to Randman
quote:absolutely not. a bad southern pine beetle infestation in the spring can wipe out entire stands in a growing season, I'll guarantee you it's pine beetles, exacerbated by the drought.
Don't beetle infestations usually move more slowly?
Posted on 11/15/23 at 1:11 am to Tigerpaw123
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Was told Mississippi will loose 1/3 of their pine trees this year , combo of drought , Beatles and disease, and with the no exception burn ban makes controlling the Beatles much harder
That sounds eerily similar to what happened out here in California. Estimates were as high as 150,00,000 dead trees from 2012-2019.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 1:17 am to Randman
With the drought we had, this hurts the tree, allowing the pine beatle to take it over. The tree must be removed. A hint here. If you call your homeowners insurance, they do not cover this. Many will cover a lightning strike to a tree. So if you notify them trying to make a claim. They will reject it, then if it does damage, it’s negligence on your part.
I’ve talked to folks about this, this is the word I’m getting. Check your policy to be sure.
I’ve talked to folks about this, this is the word I’m getting. Check your policy to be sure.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 2:41 am to Randman
Not just pine trees, hardwoods too
Posted on 11/15/23 at 4:37 am to Randman
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seeing lots of pine trees in their areas that have gone completely brown
My neighbor had a nice row of about 10 pines planted in the 1970’s. They mostly survived Ida, but she finished the job in following spring with a tree contractor cutting it all down. Also, my oak tree fell on my house so that tree is gone.
It has been nice not having to worry about pine cones and needles littering my yard. Also, squirrels are not running around for acorns or pine seeds. Although, I miss the shade of the pines and the oak in the morning.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 5:38 am to Mouth
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It’s either a lightning strike or pine beetles. Pine trees don’t just die bc it didn’t rain for 2 months. You better encourage your neighbors to take them down before next hurricane season.
Dude, we’re talking about hundreds of thousands of trees. I drove to Tuscaloosa 2 weeks ago and 90% of the pine trees for 200 miles are dead. We ain’t talking about a lightning strike.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 6:18 am to Randman
totally brown
This post was edited on 11/15/23 at 6:20 am
Posted on 11/15/23 at 6:30 am to Randman
Basically like a real life M. night Schyamalan movie
Posted on 11/15/23 at 6:59 am to Randman
Last time we had a drought like we had, pine beetles settled in and chowed them til the bark fell off.
It’s happening again.
Pine trees are ugly and dangerous and should be cut down near a home. This will hasten that
It’s happening again.
Pine trees are ugly and dangerous and should be cut down near a home. This will hasten that
Posted on 11/15/23 at 7:02 am to SlidellCajun
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Pine trees are ugly and dangerous
dumb
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