Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Pine wilt nematode question, 1 by shortleaf

shortleaf wrote:
Bob, are you feeling okay? Sylvestris? I wondered about that screen name of yours, after Japanese Honeysuckle. You didn't name your kids Ailanthus, Kudzu and Garlic Mustard did you? Just kidding you Bob! :)
Scots Pine is a neat tree, too bad its so susceptible to Pine wilt. 2 or 3 years ago I was at Arbor Day in Nebraska City, Nebraska, when I noticed some huge pine trees. At first I thought I had found some National champion Austrian Pine trees. I had a bunch of photos of them, that Resin said they were Scots Pines not Austrian Pines, over on that other forum. I was glad to know the identity of them. Thanks to Resin for speaking up and telling me, I'm not that good at id'ing. I was all ready to sign up for my credits for having found champion trees and everything!
Yeah, Scots Pine has fallen hard to the Wilt in this region. My uncle had 3 big ones across the back of his lot a year or so ago. I told him it was too big of a job for me to cut them down. One was all the way brown, the one next to it was about 75% brown and the third one down was half brown and getting more brown every day.
Its like they just go from tree to tree. I see them like that all around here. I'm thinking "cut that thing down quick",
but they never do.
When I find a good source I want to start growing Ponderosa Pine.
I've seen Ponderosa Pine at the Arbor Day Lodge, not Park, its a beautiful tree too, such long needles for the midwest.
This is a photo of the big Scots Pines in Nebraska City, NE, across the street from Arbor Day.
Will