guys i need help!! rainbow euc is dead!

Joshua Rugg

so im removing a rainbow eucalyptus(deglupta) and i have gone over every possibility for its death and cant find any issues that could be leading to its decline. the home owner says it was dropping leaves over a period of time and finally died. all i can think of is over fertilized as there was recent landscape work being done on the other side of the hedge fence. the other trees are showing signs of decline as well. they are loosing a rapid amount of leafs and already have dead and declining branches at the base but the tops are still alive. i dont understand this. heres some pics of the dead tree.

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derwoodii

Hmm tricky, not much info to go on, better help with soil and other site conditions report n pics. Hey try asking these people Rainbow Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta) trees for retail sale they may know much than than many.

Brent Ferris

Landscape work could involve root pruning and/or root suffocation and maybe even pesticide application. Do you have any pics of the base - client's side, and the "other side" of the hedge? And what kind of time interval has this happened over?

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Joshua Rugg

heres a pic of m and the home owners son. the trunk was buried with dirt on one side as you can see the buttresses are totally buried.

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Stihl
MS192T 14"
MS200T 16"
MS261 16"
MS440 25"

Husqvarna 359 20"
394XP 32"

Poulan P3314 14" ( new hire/groundy saw)

Joshua Rugg

the tree being removed is the one on the right. i took it down today. the top laterals were crispy dead and as i worked down the trunk it got wetter and eventually around 16" diameter started bleeding alot of water.

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Stihl
MS192T 14"
MS200T 16"
MS261 16"
MS440 25"

Husqvarna 359 20"
394XP 32"

Poulan P3314 14" ( new hire/groundy saw)

Brent Ferris

So there is at least 6 inches of extra soil above the root system on the neighbour's side? Sounds like root suffocation, and depending what the conditions were like on the owner's side, the tree can't get enough water and air up to the crown.

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derwoodii

Yes most probable, I was thinkin trunk water air embolism but it not as likely in tropics.