Northern Catalpa
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pbtree
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How about posting some pics? Helps give a better assessment! :msp_thumbup:
indiansprings
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Mine have budded. They just started last week. I'm about 25-30 miles off the Arkansas line south of Joplin. I'd give it another week or two if your in the Northern half of the state. It seems like they are one of the latest trees to bud in my area.
Be an arborist, and put some diagnosis onto the tree:
1. Look at the tree and see if it has grown any buds last fall.
2. Scrape the bark on a few twigs, see if it is green or sappy beneath.
3. Snap a few twigs; a tree dead all winter will snap off easily.
4. Get a good pair of binoculars or spotting scope and look for sunken, dried, or discolored bark; also look for buds in part of the tree that might be swelling with spring growth while other parts are not.
5.Look at the trunk and root zone of the tree for any probable reasons to fail.
6. Evaluate the entire area; are other nearby trees in good health, or is there evidence of chemical or environmental factors that might have killed it recently? Salt damage/snow piling is a common cause.
1. Look at the tree and see if it has grown any buds last fall.
2. Scrape the bark on a few twigs, see if it is green or sappy beneath.
3. Snap a few twigs; a tree dead all winter will snap off easily.
4. Get a good pair of binoculars or spotting scope and look for sunken, dried, or discolored bark; also look for buds in part of the tree that might be swelling with spring growth while other parts are not.
5.Look at the trunk and root zone of the tree for any probable reasons to fail.
6. Evaluate the entire area; are other nearby trees in good health, or is there evidence of chemical or environmental factors that might have killed it recently? Salt damage/snow piling is a common cause.
I drove past one today. No sign of leaves, yet.
I didn't stop to look closer.
I didn't stop to look closer.
