How to Assess a Dead Tree

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How to Assess a Dead Tree

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How to figure out if the tree in your yard is dead or alive?

Are Leaves Missing?

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Have More Limbs Than Usual Been Falling?

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Is There Unusual Formations Around Bases? Sawdust, Popcorn Like Nodules, Holes?

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If It Is Spring and Leaves Are Gone Are Smaller Twigs Forming?

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During the Winter Are There Smaller Limbs With Buds Ready to Bloom in Spring?

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The absence of smaller limbs indicates tree disease.

During the Summer Are There More Sucker Limbs and Leaves Appearing on the Trunk and Inside of the Tree?

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Is the Tree Green Because Its Only Covered in Ivy or Wisteria Vines?

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Are the Pine Needles Brown or Sparse?

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