tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post113966496300747357..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: Last Sunday At Twig ForestUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1139951533633240602006-02-14T16:12:00.000-05:002006-02-14T16:12:00.000-05:00Doubleknot, Thanks for coming along.Doubleknot, <BR/>Thanks for coming along.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1139932104379640552006-02-14T10:48:00.000-05:002006-02-14T10:48:00.000-05:00Lovely journey. Thanks.Lovely journey. Thanks.doubleknothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770447988787944018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1139887036033319302006-02-13T22:17:00.000-05:002006-02-13T22:17:00.000-05:00Rurality,I think I'll just take my chances and hop...Rurality,<BR/>I think I'll just take my chances and hope it's a normal population of the beetle and not the mass attack that can occur.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1139884910797008392006-02-13T21:41:00.000-05:002006-02-13T21:41:00.000-05:00I believe there is a chemical remedy, but it's not...I believe there is a chemical remedy, but it's not used much because it's so pricy, IIRC.Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1139882410295358942006-02-13T21:00:00.000-05:002006-02-13T21:00:00.000-05:00Pablo,I can't believe it either. He dwarfs his big...Pablo,<BR/>I can't believe it either. He dwarfs his big sisters, his mom, and I'm next.<BR/>3 babies in that picture...My jeep, my Emma, my Jr.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1139876483618692142006-02-13T19:21:00.000-05:002006-02-13T19:21:00.000-05:00Lemme get this right. The bigger one in the photo ...Lemme get this right. The bigger one in the photo is your baby, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1139860036137883212006-02-13T14:47:00.000-05:002006-02-13T14:47:00.000-05:00Vicki,I'm a real newbie to pine tree farming and t...Vicki,<BR/>I'm a real newbie to pine tree farming and these beetles. I think they are a southern species. <BR/><BR/>Florida has draconian ag rules to protect large ag industries and the pinebark beetle has caused many urban dwellers to be forced to lose infected trees. <BR/>They also go after home citrus if an outbreak of fruit fly or citrus canker happens. The ag gestapo will forcibly remove your little citrus trees if you fall in the zone of contamination, even if your trees are not infected.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1139799796610006442006-02-12T22:03:00.000-05:002006-02-12T22:03:00.000-05:00I'm laughing at "maladjusted kids" because they lo...I'm laughing at "maladjusted kids" because they look so healthy and I agree with RD- it's great that they're out and about with you. I also agree with Hoss- you appear to have your hands full. What will you do if they all grow with a right angle in their trunks?<BR/><BR/> The beetle problem interests me because we have whole pine forests and you'll see an occasional tree with tracks but they don't seem to infest and destroy whole areas. Does climate make a difference?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1139793899966660502006-02-12T20:24:00.000-05:002006-02-12T20:24:00.000-05:00Hoss,I'm ready for a honkin big bulldozer...handpi...Hoss,<BR/>I'm ready for a honkin big bulldozer...handpicking...LOL!<BR/><BR/>Rurality,<BR/>I confess to never giving them much thought till this land purchase. Your remedy is basically what I have heard also. I think we'll do something less drastic.<BR/><BR/>RD,<BR/>They were having fun exploring and that is so much better than the TV and the Video games.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1139789786169229502006-02-12T19:16:00.000-05:002006-02-12T19:16:00.000-05:00I'm impressed with kids that want to go out and wo...I'm impressed with kids that want to go out and work on a Sunday. That's very cool. Will the gallberry grow up from the root again? It does look like a lot of work, but it sure is going to be great when you have a pine plantation without the gallberry and palmetto. Good luck on the pine bark beetle battle.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1139784337494751422006-02-12T17:45:00.000-05:002006-02-12T17:45:00.000-05:00I'm interested to hear what they tell you to do ab...I'm interested to hear what they tell you to do about the pine bark beetle. The only remedy I've read about involves cutting down a bunch of trees. If I remember correctly, it's everything within 80 feet of any trees that have the beetles.Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1139769162326200262006-02-12T13:32:00.000-05:002006-02-12T13:32:00.000-05:00I do believe you have a hefty amount of work in yo...I do believe you have a hefty amount of work in your future. But, what the hey? You're used to that, right?<BR/><BR/>Since you only have a small tree farm, maybe you can pick off the pine beetles one by one, seeing as how you got a lot of time on your hands.OldHorsetailSnakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865830344885164689noreply@blogger.com