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Old 8th January 2008, 03:23 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: Pohutukawa| Metrosideros excelsa| Lifespan| NZ Christmas Bush

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Originally Posted by azrael View Post
I must say it was quite a rapid death...one dead branch (insignificant???), then the next thing ....whoof....whole thing dead in less than 1 month. No yellowing, just attached dead foliage...& dead tree.
Exactly what happens here, the dead brown foliage still attached ... sorry for not mentioning.

The borers are post death though and infect the dead branches only not the live, they're just being adventitious.
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