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On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:28:07 -0500, Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:


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Is that seasonal foliage loss, or are those trees dead after two years of
drought?

I think you are talking about photo 1, and I am guessing it is seasonal
foliage loss. Surprisingly, we have had very little problem with trees
dying. Some of the new growth at the tips of the trees have died, but
no real problems with older trees or bushes. The plant nursurys in
Georgia have been hit very hard. The largest one, Pike Nursury, went
belly up and was sold at auction. No one wanted to buy new plants if
they could only water them for 30 days and they would soon die in the
drought.

Georgia does have a problem with Pine Beetles which can quickly kill a
pine forest, but normally the pine trees will dry up and fall over
fairly quickly. Since I didn't see downed trees, I am guessing they are
deciduous trees.