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Its bad here in Santa Cruz County.
Removed three California Live Oaks this week cause of this problem....
how is this problem where y'all are?.
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It hasn't come in here yet. The expert guys think it's too dry of a climate here for SOD to propagate.
Bay laurel affected too...sorry to hear that. The wood is a gift to mankind. Is the wood usable in a tree killed by the disease?
The pictures of hypoxilon and bleeding are really secondary signs, not necessarily SOD.
Tan oaks are really the ones getting wiped out. A few live oaks yes, but not nearly what the 'experts' are making it out to be.
Hows this? Remember 'Typhoid Mary'? And how she was a carrier?
Davy tree fits this definition perfectly. Absolutely nothing, nada, ziltch in any attempt whatsoever to minimize their effect.
In fact, the last SOD seminar I attended, loads of Davy trucks pulled up. The site was the middle of a ground zero for SOD. Dirt driveway. These davy trucks all were line clearance in the same area.
The aerial photos showed lines of dead trees at, or near, the wires. Hundreds of miles.
When I pointed this out, I was shut down, told it was a 'coincidence'.
I don't have alot of faith in those guys. Really they are just grant hunters.
Its like telling me to buy a low flow shower head while they install another 2000 home housing development with golf course and lawns at every house.
Laurel is an excellent material for woodworking, about the same hardness consistency as Walnut. The color varies from greenish to white, but when it ages, it turns a beautiful golden color. The grain is very attractive, especially in older trees. A wooden boat builder friend in Sausalito uses it as well. It's also used for gunstocks. I've used a lot it it with excellent results, and it smells very good too. One problem though, the insects love it, borers can be a problem when you are drying it. The reason that it hasn't found a lot of favor amongst woodworkers, is that they just don't know about it.
HA! they are an invasive species which choke out hardwoods.