"What hast thou, dust and ashes that thou canst glory!"
Copyright (c) 2010 Bob and Penny Lord's SiteThe adult is a brownish bronze beetle, about 1/4 inch long. The female lays single eggs on twigs of a tree's most recent growth; eggs hatch two or three weeks later, and larvae-white and legless, with clear constrictions between body segments-bore directly into the twig and tunnel just beneath the bark. After two years, they pupate, then emerge (usually in late June and early July in Southern California).Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque's Feast Day is October 13.Diplodia is encouraged by dry, hot summers. Cryptocline and Discula love wet weather; in wet years, they can destroy 90 percent of new growth.Wood never goes out of style � making it an ideal way to inject quality and charm in your home�s decor.Keeping native oaks healthyIf symptoms indicate crown rot, stop all watering between trunk and drip line. Pull back soil to expose infected parts to air.Any of these four can disfigure and ultimately even kill an oak.Holes don't harm the tree; the bark is thick, and the holes don't penetrate the cambium layer underneath.The Molding of a Saint
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