Search results

  1. KTSmith

    Possibly the oldest tree

    The Chilean Cypress "might be the oldest". OK, I'd emphasize the "might". Without a published, peer-reviewed ring count, preferably a cross-dated one, well, it's just wishful thinking. "Mights" don't count much in the dendrochronology research world.
  2. KTSmith

    IS MY MAGNOLIA DOOMED?

    Yes, soil-borne. Like I say, would be good to get a sample tested. Most of the University of California stuff on VW concerns flower and vegetable crops, but there is a little article from San Francisco here.
  3. KTSmith

    IS MY MAGNOLIA DOOMED?

    Yikes, yes, get the sample tested but the image is classic VW.
  4. KTSmith

    WTF is this?

    OK, if the sample was handy I'd check with a magnifier to be sure it's a cellular mass and not dried gunk. Instead, I will continue with the possibility of embarrassing myself: I'd start with genus Dacrymyces (in a broad sense), which is one of the jelly fungi. Yes, a basidiomycete to be sure...
  5. KTSmith

    Any effective treatments for EAB in a very large, 'somewhat' healthy PA green ash?

    Although it is not my stuff, other scientists (e.g., Drs. Kathleen Knight and Jennifer Koch, based in Delaware, OH) in my USDA Forest Service research unit are working on a couple of different angles for EAB resistance. Have a look at the recent publication here. Much more is linked to the EAB...
  6. KTSmith

    Advice for Browning Cedar

    Thanks JD for the nudge. Those little black dots are important to look for....but are not always unambiguous. Rhizosphaera is primarily on spruce and not reported as affecting juniper or Cupressaceae. As with JD, I'd start with Phomopsis blight, in which case those black dots would likely be...
  7. KTSmith

    Hemlock Cones - finally !

    Thanks Greg for the update and for doing the confirmatory check on germinability (or lack of same). Give 'em time!.
  8. KTSmith

    Apple tree sprouts

    In the old days, folks didn't expect maximum output every year, from any agricultural source and particularly fruit trees. Many old-timey apple varieties in New England will have "heavy" fruiting season every other or every third year. The old timey view was that out of seven years, "normal"...
  9. KTSmith

    Northeast road trip… arbortourism suggestions?

    The Arnold Arboretum (part of the Harvard University Collections) in Jamaica Plain (Greater Boston) is great (and free). Lilacs should be peaking this week.
  10. KTSmith

    Pruning during leaf formation

    Yes, the recommendation was from Shigo. It is a belief based on .... a logical extension of the reasonable expectation that when the tree has a lot going on, it's best avoid treatments that require resources from the tree. But yes, DSMc is ahead of me here. Keep in mind that when Shigo was most...
  11. KTSmith

    Struggling Red Oaks

    Bayers, the lack of responses here may be due simply to the large number of possible explanations with very little provided by way of disease symptoms and signs. I'll jump in: wild-grown seedlings in native stands often look pretty beat up. As for these in pot culture: I'd look closely (meaning...
  12. KTSmith

    Learning new trees

    And plant guides themselves vary in breadth and depth. Indeed, Dirr's Manual is pretty darn complete, particularly for ornamental varieties. I refer more often to simpler regional guides for native trees e.g., Harlow's Fruit and Twig key for northeastern species. Lots of used copies out there...
  13. KTSmith

    Hey Look at My Crud...

    Thanks JD, Oh yes, treerot.com is still up and updated, I usually reach it through Chris's personal site (above). Yes, Chris and retired FS top mycologist Dr. Hal Burdsall and Messiah University Prof. Em. Gary Emberger do a good job there.
  14. KTSmith

    Hey Look at My Crud...

    Thanks Mr. Organic, well, I don't know as much as I used to, but I'll take that as a sign of spiritual development. I used to recommend "Wood Decay Fungi in the Northeast and Central US" self-published in 2005 by Chris Luley, PhD. He hosts an excellent website with his free publications from...
  15. KTSmith

    Hey Look at My Crud...

    Lovely, Mr Serf! As for ID, I'd start with Fomitopsis pinicola. Yes, the epithet (the second part of the scientific name) indicates hitting pine species, and that is true, it's one of the comparatively few switch hitters for both pine and hardwoods. I think I've only seen it on paper birch. And...
  16. KTSmith

    Hey Look at My Crud...

    Pycnoporus cinnabarinus. Nope, nowhere near reishi. Very pretty! Also, not responsible for what I take to be the crown gall burl.
  17. KTSmith

    PHC in the PNW

    I'm one of those east-coasters myself, but I do mess with folks through the Western Chapter of ISA. Have you tuned in via chapter membership or direct contacts? Seems to me (as an interloper) that there are folks who can help you out.
  18. KTSmith

    Delicious tree (sap)

    I have to say, Mr. Surveyor, that's the kind of fancy label I look for with respect to maple syrup! I don't know Mr. Powers, but I wish him and his trees well. For about 6 years in central NH, I ran about 50 taps with galvanized buckets and cooked it down in the driveway. Small time, but...
  19. KTSmith

    9,000 tree species to discover

    The story of my life, providing dialogue for The Far Side!
  20. KTSmith

    9,000 tree species to discover

    'course multiply that by 10 (or way more) for unidentified forest fungi and actinomycetes! Nice note! My wife, who subscribes to The Guardian, just sent me the link. Oh, and for those curious: When you break open a freshly dug clod of rich dark earth and smell that clean soil, clean forest life...

New threads New posts

Back
Top Bottom