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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='margin-left:3.0pt;margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:3.0pt;margin-bottom:.75pt'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>If no exit holes are seen (lilac borer is also possible), perform a quick root flare inspection to check for girdling strings and roots, may be a few cm below grade. There is usually a cause to the general decline or other infestations into trees. We are mostly at fault…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Peter Shields<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Consulting Arborist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Board Certified Master Arborist, ISA BCMA ON 0570B<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>ASCA Member<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Forest Technician<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#283214'>Davey Resource Group, A Division of Davey Tree Expert Company</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Cell (647) 465-4901<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> canufnet-bounces@list.web.net [mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jozef Ric<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 15, 2012 8:36 AM<br><b>To:</b> canufnet@list.web.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CANUFNET] Mystery linden disease<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Hello Alex.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>It might be a damage caused by <em><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Chrysoclista linneella,</span></em> a linden borer. It is an European introduced specie. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Jozef Ric<br>Forest Health Care Inspector<br>Urban Forestry <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br>355 Lesmill Road, <br>Toronto, Ontario, M3B 2W8<br>Tel: 416 392-1436<br>Fax: 416 392-6658<br>e-mail: <a href="mailto:jric@toronto.ca">jric@toronto.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br>>>> "Alex Satel" <<a href="mailto:asatel@ufis.ca">asatel@ufis.ca</a>> 5/14/2012 4:20 pm >>><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Hello CANUFNET,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>About a year ago I began noticing a peculiar affliction affecting two mature littleleaf linden (<i>Tilia cordata</i>) trees in an older neighbourhood in Toronto. Symptoms appeared as the leaves first wilting, then falling off. Both trees also sprouted very heavily near the base and in the lower canopy, as if responding to some shock. This year they are completely dead. The disease (or whatever it is) appeared to progress very quickly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Being that the trees are located at a frat house, I figured they might have been poisoned as a prank, but the grass is very green below (no herbicide injury, then…) and I noticed another linden in the same area with the same symptoms, now also dead. <i>Verticillium </i>wilt might also be a culprit? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Anyhow, today, while touring through a much younger community (1970s), I noticed many of the lindens in the area showing similar symptoms – some had stunted and wilting foliage, while others were totally dead.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>It’s a bit puzzling. Anyone have any insight on what might be causing this in what is supposed to be a fairly hardy urban tree? Anyone else noticing this on their lindens? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Alex Satel, MFC<br></span></b><i><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>ISA Certified Arborist ON-1353A<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Urban Forest Innovations Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>1248 Minnewaska Trail<br>Mississauga, ON L5G 3S5<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>T: (905) 274-1022<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#31849B;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><a href="mailto:asatel@ufis.ca"><span style='color:#31849B'>asatel@ufis.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#31849B;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><a href="http://www.urbanforestinnovations.com/"><span style='color:#31849B'>www.urbanforestinnovations.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><img border=0 width=153 height=73 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CD3334.39138930" alt="Description: UFI new logo very small"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>