Tree ID And Health Help

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Timberwerks

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Tampa
I've been creeping around here on and off for a few weeks. I first found this place through a google search and it seems substantially better than some of the other arborist related sites I ran across.

My family purchased a 50 acre ranch a few years ago in Hernando Florida and now that I'm living closer and have settled down in my career, I'm becoming more involved in the maintenance of the land and am hoping to build a house and move out there in a few years.

My knowledge of tree identification goes about as far as Laurel Oak, Live Oak, Pine Tree, Small Tree, Big Tree. I'd like to learn more about tree identification and good trimming/pruning practices and would like to know if anyone could recommend any good books? In the mean time, though, if I could get some input on the type of trees and weather some are dead or not would be much appreciated.

These first five trees appear perfectly healthy and I just would like assistance in identifying them. I'll post pictures of the others in another post below.

Tree #1
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Tree #1 leaves
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Tree #2
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#2 Leaves
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#2 Bark
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Tree #3
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#3 Bark
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Tree #4
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#4 Bark
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Tree #5 (small bundles of green berries hanging from branches)
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I'm wondering if these trees are dead. The last tree is too big to fit into a picture as it's in thick woods but is perfectly green at the top, however the bottom appears to be all rotted out.



Tree #7: This tree has some leaves but they appear to be browning and is substantially thinned out compared to other trees.
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Here's the base of the above pictured tree.
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Tree #8: Tree in the woods. Top is green but bottom all rotted.
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Very cool! Thanks for all the help! This property was purchased by my family about five years ago, it was originally a working ranch that was owned by a Latin family and has a bunch of trees that are not local to the area.


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Treezybreez said:
Sounds like a neat place. BTW the injury to the Live Oak looks like the horses stripped the bark. It's a real shame since it takes years for them to grow that size.
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Thanks! I love it up there, it's a really pretty piece of property in a really pretty part of the state. Is that live oak dead and need to be removed? Ift looks dead or at least in decline to me because of the bark being gone at the base and the leaves are also very pale compared to the trees around it.


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Timberwerks said:
Thanks! I love it up there, it's a really pretty piece of property in a really pretty part of the state. Is that live oak dead and need to be removed? Ift looks dead or at least in decline to me because of the bark being gone at the base and the leaves are also very pale compared to the trees around it.


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It's hard to tell for sure, but the tree looks stressed. Mulching 2"to 4" out to the drip line and watering during dry spells might bring it back.
 
Treezybreez said:
It's hard to tell for sure, but the tree looks stressed. Mulching 2"to 4" out to the drip line and watering during dry spells might bring it back.
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Very cool, I would certainly prefer to save it if possible. We are in the midst of a pretty bad drought here in Florida.

The property is full of really old growth oak trees. Unfortunately, it looks like a lot were pruned pretty harshly years ago by the previous owners, fortunately they have still survived and many are still really beautiful trees.


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