Dead Trees Everywhere - The Top 6 Trees Under Threat In New England
So many of our Native Trees are Under Attack. It’s especially obvious when you see so many dead and dying trees along our streets and in our public areas. Make sure there are no dead trees on your land or close to your property. It’s a matter of time before they break and fall.
American Elms
We still see dead American Elms everywhere. To this day Dutch Elm Disease is a black eye for arborists because we still don’t have a cure or many great treatment options.
“Great Elm at Phillips Academy, Andover, MA – May 2020” is available on Wikimedia Commons and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.
“Worshipping Oak – Haverhill, MA – January 2012” is available on Wikimedia Commons and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.
OAKS
The remnants of a few scattered gypsy moth caterpillar infestations (now called spongy moth) are evident by the stone dead White and Red Oaks seen throughout the state.
Sugar Maples
It seems increasingly that a healthy Sugar Maple in Massachusetts is more of an exception than the rule. If you have sugar maples, do what you can to keep them healthy. Once they start to decline from the top, they can be difficult to if not impossible to save.
“Acer saccharum WW45 Sugar Maple D0- (52488911334)” is available on Wikimedia Commons and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
“Tsuga canadensis foliage cones” is available on Wikimedia Commons and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.
Canadian and Carolina Hemlocks
Canadian and Carolina Hemlocks, have been losing the battle to adelgid and elongate scale. As trees drop their needles, they lose their energy source and slowly die. A stand of Hemlocks is one of the most beautiful forests and it is truly sad to see these trees dying or dead.
ASH TREES
Ash Trees have been decimated by Emerald Ash Borer. If finding a healthy Sugar Maple is rare, finding a healthy Ash tree is a unicorn. All trees become brittle when they die back but ash trees are one of the most fragile.
“Fraxinus nigra leaves” is available on Wikimedia Commons and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.
“Weeping European Beech Tree in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge-Watertown, MA – 8-1-2015” is available on Wikimedia Commons and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.
Beech Trees
Our native Beech and the European Beech trees used in so many of our landscapes are being overwhelmed by beech leaf disease. There is not much known about this new disease, but it is damaging and killing Beech trees indiscriminately. Although there are a few experimental treatments that may help at this point there is no cure. Beech leaf disease has made an exponential jump since the spring of 2022.
Have us remove these trees before they fall. Mayer Tree Service can help you eliminate these dangerous trees safely and efficiently.
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