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11-05-2008, 08:27 PM
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We just moved to Tennessee from California in April. Our house here has a Pine tree in the front yard that is about 30ft tall and it looked really good when we first got here. (we have other types of trees and they seem OK)
I just noticed in the last couple weeks that the needles are turning yellow (Not Brown but Yellow) the yellow starts from the trunk and is working its way out each branch. It looks like it is traveling up the tree towards the top.
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11-05-2008, 09:40 PM
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Might be pine beetle or stress if your in a draught.
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11-05-2008, 10:50 PM
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Location: Delmarva Peninsula
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Originally Posted by LeeB
We just moved to Tennessee from California in April. Our house here has a Pine tree in the front yard that is about 30ft tall and it looked really good when we first got here. (we have other types of trees and they seem OK)
I just noticed in the last couple weeks that the needles are turning yellow (Not Brown but Yellow) the yellow starts from the trunk and is working its way out each branch. It looks like it is traveling up the tree towards the top.
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I have about 12 long needle pine trees, and they turn yellowish every year, just about this time. I was worried the first time I saw that, also, but looked around our area and they all were turning yellow. And, mine are turning yellow right now. |
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11-06-2008, 04:02 AM
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I have about 12 long needle pine trees, and they turn yellowish every year, just about this time. I was worried the first time I saw that, also, but looked around our area and they all were turning yellow. And, mine are turning yellow right now.
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Yep this is normal. Where I lived in the San Jacinto mtns of Souhtern California, pine trees would naturally shed older growth needles in the fall. It should be noted however that on each branch is a central leader bud with a whorl of branch bud tips. Each progressive year of growth will be represented in these bud sections from the end of the newest bud on back towards the trunk of the tree. On more healthy trees, the needles may be still on the tree as far back as 6 years. This is because the tree has a better source for consistant moisture, etc. However the needles will always be shed from the growth section closest to the trunk and moving outward which is only natural.  |
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11-06-2008, 04:05 AM
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Originally Posted by rdlr
I have about 12 long needle pine trees, and they turn yellowish every year, just about this time. I was worried the first time I saw that, also, but looked around our area and they all were turning yellow. And, mine are turning yellow right now.
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Just a reminder. If you only have one years growth and if the present years growth is yellow, then it might be time to worry. I'll get a link to Myccorhizal innoculation, as all pines and oaks should have a healthy colony innoculated in the trees root system. |
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11-06-2008, 06:04 AM
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Location: Nashville
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Chances are it's nothing to worry about. Pine trees just do this in the Fall. The needles are also a good source of free mulch for acid loving plants. Rake up the needles and spread beneath your evergreens or azaleas. They'll love you for it. I'm not beyond stopping on the side of the road and picking up bags of needles people have put on their curbs. The needles will provide the acid some plants love and prevent weeds in the spring and help hold in moisture. Worry not.
If the tree's turning yellow, let it mellow; if the darn things all brown, cut it down. (sorry, lol)
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11-06-2008, 07:19 AM
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Location: Northern California
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Thank you all for the responses... Yes we are in a SMALL drought and the tree is only about 6 years lod at the most..... I will keep an eye on it....
If the tree's turning yellow, let it mellow; if the darn things all brown, cut it down. (sorry, lol) HA ha ha I like that saying
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11-06-2008, 09:02 AM
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We're a bit further north than you, and our trees have been doing this for the past few months. It's an annual thing, and I never really gave much thought to it. Just hate raking up the pine needles. They're spikey little suckers still!
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11-06-2008, 09:18 AM
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You seem a little bit too far south, but are you sure it is not a tamarack? A member of the larch family, they do grow in West Virginia. They are the only species of pine that annually has needles that turn yellow and drop.
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11-07-2008, 07:09 AM
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Location: Northern California
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You seem a little bit too far south, but are you sure it is not a tamarack? A member of the larch family, they do grow in West Virginia. They are the only species of pine that annually has needles that turn yellow and drop.
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Could be for all I know. But when I was here last December I remember the needles being on there. Does a tamarck loose ALL it's needles? |
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