GRTree LLC

The grind was real this week but in between storms I was able to knock out my 8 stump list! 👍😎

Pine removal today and I decided to take a few extra, and not my regular type, of pics. This dry and stone dead Pine obviously had a lot of beetle activity in it. In these pics you will see the holes the beetles make, the sappy tree response to it, some fraas (which is beetle 💩) and the blueish staining in the trunk wood they leave behind. These are some things to watch for if you have beetle concerns for a Pine tree (not spruce, cedar, other evergreens) of your own. This is a pine specific post and some species of pine handle the beetle activity better than others. There are many factors to consider! This particular tree died quickly over the winter even though it was in a very well kept landscape and was receiving supplemental water outside of the regular irrigation season. I ALWAYS recommend a timely removal of any similar Pine tree to this, including the stump, and no keeping that firewood! This is to control the potential spreading of what is likely Pine Wilt (a whole other subject that involves the pine beetles). No need to lose any more Pine trees than we need to, just because we don't know better!