07-12-2016, 09:57 PM
DoryGray, That is a very interesting observation. Thank you for sharing and it doesn't sound crazy at all.
The Philodendron is a natural tree lover.
Wonder if the Philodendron vine could trap or hold extra water for the water-starved looking Ohia tree's or help bring balance to the soil below the tree?
Also curious if the tree lover philodendron would protect the Ohia tree from the broken branches or beetle dust that may be spreading the ROD via the wind?
Your Ohia tree's covered by this vine could still be infected with the rod, just not severely or showing the many noticeable dying signs yet. I believe the Rod can be infecting the tree for years before the tree shows any rapid dying signs.
Thankfully It has been months since we have seen an Ohia tree dry up and die Behind our house. Sadly The 100-year-old Ohia trees have all been dead for over a year or two now, the ROD has completed its course here and moved on out. The good news is that It does appear like The younger Ohia trees on the adjacent or side lots to ours are lasting longer or fighting the ROD off for the time being.
This might sound even crazier to you DoryGray, I am hoping that the Geothermal power plant doesn't incur anymore leaking production wells within or around ground zero of where this ROD outbreak started. Hurricane Iselle was a real blessing for us in leilani estates. We have not seen or smelled the gasses the way we once were daily since that leaking production well was killed on that Hurricane night. We are no longer seeing the remaining Ohia trees around leilani die as rapidly though either, jmo.
The Philodendron is a natural tree lover.
Wonder if the Philodendron vine could trap or hold extra water for the water-starved looking Ohia tree's or help bring balance to the soil below the tree?
Also curious if the tree lover philodendron would protect the Ohia tree from the broken branches or beetle dust that may be spreading the ROD via the wind?
Your Ohia tree's covered by this vine could still be infected with the rod, just not severely or showing the many noticeable dying signs yet. I believe the Rod can be infecting the tree for years before the tree shows any rapid dying signs.
Thankfully It has been months since we have seen an Ohia tree dry up and die Behind our house. Sadly The 100-year-old Ohia trees have all been dead for over a year or two now, the ROD has completed its course here and moved on out. The good news is that It does appear like The younger Ohia trees on the adjacent or side lots to ours are lasting longer or fighting the ROD off for the time being.
This might sound even crazier to you DoryGray, I am hoping that the Geothermal power plant doesn't incur anymore leaking production wells within or around ground zero of where this ROD outbreak started. Hurricane Iselle was a real blessing for us in leilani estates. We have not seen or smelled the gasses the way we once were daily since that leaking production well was killed on that Hurricane night. We are no longer seeing the remaining Ohia trees around leilani die as rapidly though either, jmo.