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Hello D,

You could buy some old fashioned fly paper strips. Cut it up into thinner strips then wrap them around the branch or twist tie the strips sticky face up near where the damage is occurring. If it is insect damage it will capture whatever it might be and then you can identify what it is. Then treat accordingly. If it is some type of animal it will at least grab some hairs for you to work out what it might be.

Oh a better photograph in close up would be helpful too. It was hard to work out much from the earlier snaps.

Kind Regards
Lionel

The makings of our new Christmas tree, a lilly pilly (Syzygium australe) ?Bush Christmas?.

Much nicer than the plastic crap I reckon, plus cleans the air a little. ;)

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Originally Posted by Dark61

what's eating my Apple Trees? First year I moved in (2009) I had a bumper crop. Since then a bit hit and miss. Last year a good crop - this year B/A.
I don't see any Possum poo around the base - I don't see any bugs / caterpillars either. 100 yards to the left of the shed - I have two rows of young trees - which don't get touched. The damage starts when the first flowers and leaves appear. I'm assuming at night. Any ideas gratefully appreciated.
cheers,
D

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Hello D,

I drew a red circle around something. It could either be a dying leaf laying flat to the stem; otherwise it looks like something has chewed the bark.

Is there vehicular traffic going close to this tree and not the others?

Kind Regards
Lionel

my poor little garden was flattened by a tree....

and i had to pay the arborist to inflict the damage..

of well

time to regroup.

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Originally Posted by incisor

my poor little garden was flattened by a tree....

and i had to pay the arborist to inflict the damage..

of well

time to regroup.

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Without wanting to appear as a saddest... :ttiwwp:

:D

you want a picture of the missing tree or the now half repaired garden?
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TC...=w1156-h651-no
https://goo.gl/photos/YQbGsCcbK85vPGgP8

the photo makes it look better than it is in real life by gov...

:angel:

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Originally Posted by incisor

my poor little garden was flattened by a tree....

and i had to pay the arborist to inflict the damage..

of well

time to regroup.

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Hello Incisor,

Did the arborist drop the tree on the garden? Or did the tree drop on the garden due to a storm and the arborist then cut the tree up for you?

Kind Regards
Lionel

one branch dropped and hit it while the aborist was working on the tree...

was a gust of wind out of nowhere and it spun the branch around

was a bloody tall tree, higher than the silky oak so well over 15m and he did a great job of keeping it away from the shed :p

rather a few broken tomato stakes and a bit of busted wire than a dented shed...

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Originally Posted by incisor

you want a picture of the missing tree or the now half repaired garden?
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TC...=w1156-h651-no:angel:

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either that or I have to buy another cake--;)

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Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

either that or I have to buy another cake--;)

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hmmmm cake!