How to Assess a Dead Tree

Intro: How to Assess a Dead Tree

How to figure out if the tree in your yard is dead or alive?

STEP 1: Are Leaves Missing?

STEP 2: Have More Limbs Than Usual Been Falling?

STEP 3: Is There Unusual Formations Around Bases? Sawdust, Popcorn Like Nodules, Holes?

STEP 4: If It Is Spring and Leaves Are Gone Are Smaller Twigs Forming?

STEP 5: During the Winter Are There Smaller Limbs With Buds Ready to Bloom in Spring?

The absence of smaller limbs indicates tree disease.

STEP 6: During the Summer Are There More Sucker Limbs and Leaves Appearing on the Trunk and Inside of the Tree?

STEP 7: Is the Tree Green Because Its Only Covered in Ivy or Wisteria Vines?

STEP 8: Are the Pine Needles Brown or Sparse?