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Index of Subjects Hi Dave and All Along the Rails to Trails I have seen an unusual number of birch seedlings the last couple of years. Looks like a lawn. Probably the wet summer also Have a nice fall Paul --- David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote: > Dear All, Sept 23, 2006 > Further to a previous post-- > |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| > Hi Brian, Richard & All, Sept 19, 2004 > This is probably unrelated, apart from > involvement of the same tree > species, but numerous White Birch in the Kentville > area are now affected > by a dieback that starts in the tops/branch ends and > works > downward/inward over several years. From the > progression of symptoms I > suspect it is caused by xylem blockage by fungi or > bacteria that gained > a toe-hold by invading roots killed by water stress > in a series of dry > summers. > |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| > > --and following two summers of adequate or ample > rainfall (2005 & 2006), > many of the Birch trees that were in serious decline > by 2004 are in > recovery mode. This is consistent with dry summers > being a major cause > of the previous decline. > > Yours truly, Dave Webster, Kentville > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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