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    Communities > Forums > Insect and Spider Identification
    Forum: Insect and Spider IdentificationReplies: 3, Views: 31
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    Barka
    Paget
    Bermuda

    January 2, 2013 10:08 AM

    Post #9373188

    Hi All,

    We have a mature Golden Shower (Casia Fistula) tree and recently its bark has bark is exhibiting strange transition. As you could see the bark is slowly chipping off and falling to the ground. Is this a sign of some pest or disease problem? The tree top seems to be OK.

    Please help solve this riddle.

    Thank you in advance.

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    Flapdoodle
    Minot, ND

    January 2, 2013 1:29 PM

    Post #9373329

    Looks like mechanical (physical) damage - not caused by insects or disease...
    Barka
    Paget
    Bermuda

    January 3, 2013 5:16 AM

    Post #9373873

    It is definitely not physical damage. We have been observing this tree for a while and it is in a well cared private garden.
    Flapdoodle
    Minot, ND

    January 3, 2013 7:13 AM

    Post #9373985

    This still looks like physical removal of bark and not insect damage or disease. Something (or someone) appears to have been picking away at it...

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