Does sand come from trees?

lisamaco82

I know this is a silly question but we have a situation that is very mysterious. We just moved to a new house and we have a back yard full of trees. We have two different kinds of poplars, a maple, an ash and and elm, as well as a crab apple tree. Lately we have been cleaning this white sand type substance off our deck. Is it possible it is coming from one of our trees? We are not sure where else it would be coming from.

Eric Frei

Of course it does, that's why glass manufacturers buy trees.

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Joshua Rugg

ohhh boy. is that ash tree near by? better hire someone to come check it for emerald ash borer. they dig into the wood and it leaves powder.if it is EAB you might loose your tree. i hope its not that.

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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)

Eric Frei

Are you saying that the sand is sawdust? Dang, how could that be.

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lisamaco82

It is hard like sand. We thought it was coming from the Elm becasue that is the tree that mostly covers the deck. But the Ash it right beside it. What should we be looking for?

comgreserv

Lucky its not a volcanic ash tree!

Joshua Rugg

if it has a bad infestation you will be seeing lots of green bugs that look like this Tree Care Inc. | Emerald Ash Borer Treatment. the trunks and branches will have a slightly D shaped holes.
they bore into the tree and lay eggs where the larva hatch and bore into the tree. the larva are like termites in that they make alot of sand like dust that comes from there rear end. good luck to ya if you have any questions about EAB there is a ton of internet articles out there.

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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)

Eric Frei

Especially a Chilean Volcanic Ash Tree, so bad it'll ground planes not just mess up ya deck.

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