Are Your Birch Trees Suffering or Dying? Could be a Bronze Birch Borer Infestation

We've noticed quite a few Birch trees around Seattle beginning to die. Often the top of the tree will dye first, and before you know it, the whole tree looks like it's in decline.

The major culprit: Bronze Birch Borer

Prevention:
- deeply water your Birches once per month in dry weather
- mulch around the roots
- have a professional drench the roots with a pesticide once a year

If your Birch tree shows 30%+ dead, it is unlikely to recover and should be removed.

To read all about this bronze birch borer, check out this well-researched article by Kim Pokorny of The Oregonian:  Birch trees losing ground

Tree on House in Ravenna, Seattle: Emergency Tree Removal

Ouch! Blooma Tree Experts rushes to remove this large Maple stem from Seattle house.

We received the phone call about 7:00 pm--a huge Maple tree stem, the size of a tree itself, had crashed onto a roof of a home in the Ravenna neighborhood of Seattle, WA. We assembled our crew, and off we raced.

Here is the raw, broken stem where the large stem used to be.

 

The base of the stem was rotten, so it was only a matter of time until it failed. The homeowners were fortunate that their strong balcony took the brunt of the fall.

Martin Macauley coordinates the stem removal from the house, ensuring it doesn't crash into neighbors' garage.