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TreeSpecialist · 25th April 2008, 03:24 PM

No.

Not directly.

But then again trees often succumb to a variety of ills before going toes up.

I have seen termites in a wide variety of living (and apparently healthy trees - even trees known for their resistance to decay such as Juniperus asheii.)

They seem to colonize decayed areas behind walls 1 and 2 (CODIT) - seldom breach wall 3 or 4.

We have the Formosan termite coming in here - they find them in creosoted rail road ties as well as houses.

25th April 2008, 03:24 PM	#14 (permalink)
TreeSpecialist Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 121	Re: Do termites kill trees? No. Not directly. But then again trees often succumb to a variety of ills before going toes up. I have seen termites in a wide variety of living (and apparently healthy trees - even trees known for their resistance to decay such as Juniperus asheii.) They seem to colonize decayed areas behind walls 1 and 2 (CODIT) - seldom breach wall 3 or 4. We have the Formosan termite coming in here - they find them in creosoted rail road ties as well as houses.