Over the last 6 months I have had to cut down and burn pine trees on my farm because of a parasite/desease. Even though I cut them down and burnt them as soon as any brown needels appeared it didn't stop the spread of infection? Should I just remove all of them I can find? If so how long do I wait to replant and is there any treatment that is effective for these trees?
Thanks
Jerry Eads
Mixed Nuts Farm
Sounds like scotch pine wilt or also just called pinewood wilt. This is caused by a nematode that piggybacks on the sawyer beetle and affects mostly non-native pine trees. Mostly it goes after scotch pines but austrian pines are also becoming a target.
We lost around thirty full sized pines a few years ago. There really isn't a cost effective solution except removing and burning the wood. For more information look up pinewood wilt.
We lost around thirty full sized pines a few years ago. There really isn't a cost effective solution except removing and burning the wood. For more information look up pinewood wilt.
Paul F