Bradford Pear kicked the bucket strangest thing

[clyde]

It was perfectly green 2weeks ago.

then it turned bright red like in the fall then
the next week all the leafs were off ....!!!!!


what the hell happend :confused:

I think lightning got it because we have had a ton of rain and thunderstorms

but thats one of those things that u had to be there right when it happend , right.

this is a client of mine. :alien:



CLyde

[BareFootLawn]

Trees that I've seen hit by lightning died immediately. Leaves wilted by the next day... no color turning. Dead!
Take couple of small branches to your county extension agent.

[ElephantNest]

Replace it with a Cleveland Pear, much tougher tree, same growth habits, blooms, etc.

[T. Matthews]

fire blight maybe?

[NNJLandman]

What type of soil was it in? When you take it out, if you take it out, take a look at the roots n stuff. It's pretty surprising, Haven't seen one do that.

Jeff

[D Felix]

Fire blight doesn't kill a tree that fast. Usually it kills one or two branches at a time....

How big is the tree? How long ago was it planted?

There's a bigger bradford around here that was hit by lightning about a year ago. It's a 6" tree or so, and it's still living. It had some red leaves on it earlier than normal last year, but otherwise seems fine.

Is the cambium still green?


Dan

[clyde]

the tree is about 20ft ..

i noticed there is like a grey fungus on it around the trunk

I have seen this fungus on Oaks mainly

It looks like this

Grey spot and then its curly and wavy around the edges of the spot.

i have seen it on like oak branches that have sat on the ground for a while.

also i noticed that it looks as if the weedeater ( his) has literally damaged the base so bad that the bark is bulging out ward all the way around.

[Neal Wolbert]

You probably hit on the answer. Summer stress may have tipped it over with the compromised bark. Neal

[Turf Medic]

Originally posted by clyde


also i noticed that it looks as if the weedeater ( his) has literally damaged the base so bad that the bark is bulging out ward all the way around.

A tree dies when it is “ringed,” or girdled, i.e., cut through the cambium layer.

Wonder how much the owner figures he saved by using the weedeater himself.

[clyde]

thats exactly what happened Turf ...

thanks

i was just reading some stuff on that

if ur interested here are the links

How a tree gets its food

http://www.techitoutuk.com/tio8/knowledge/materials/woods/sap.html