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Grounds
Preservation
of our Park Posted:
Monday, September 29, 2008
Recently several volunteers and both Grounds Board
Members worked in our park trimming trees and removing
32 Scotch Pines. The pines are susceptible to Pine
Wilt disease. This disease is caused by the Pine
Wilt Nematode (a parasitic type of worm) that is
carried by Pine Sawyer Beetles. Once a tree is
attacked, needles will yellow and then turn brown
in just a few short weeks and quickly die. The
disease can affect both healthy and stressed trees.
There is basically no cure for this disease and
the only means of management is to remove the trees.
You may have already noticed many random areas
of dead or dying Scotch Pines in Missouri and Kansas.
The Missouri Conservation Dept. recommends first,
not to plant Scotch Pines, also called Scots Pines,
and second, to remove them now before they become
too large and costly to remove. Twenty-one healthy
pines still remain in the park and will be watched
closely for any evidence of this disease. Some
may beat the odds.
However, prior to removing the pines 33 new hardwood
trees were planted in the park. There now is a
mix of maples and oaks among the existing native
trees and remaining pines. Cleveland Pears were
also planted along the street. The maples and oaks
should show some beautiful fall color in the future.
Take a walk in the park and see.
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