01-18-2019, 01:02 PM
That is unless your husband picked up every scrap of sawdust on the cutting site, (impossible)
My husband milled some Ohia - had cut years ago
Carey I have read those links.
You are probably right and better to be on the safe side...but:
As I asked before if the ohia was cut from the OP's property. If it was cut elsewhere and you have no ROD directly in your area then obviously take all precautions. If it was ROD ohias right there on the property then the damage is likely already done. There really is no way of cutting them down without spreading the disease. Burning sound good but not always an option.
Why do you suppose in a completely infested area, like say Leilani, there are tons of dead/ dying ohias and yet scattered groves of ones that are healthy even when surrounded by dead ones?
Do you really think that the spores hadn't reached those living, healthy trees yet? Very doubtful. More likely that those trees are stronger and more resistant. The spreading of the dust by natures own doing is probably much more effective than man's doing.
In truth they really don't know much about the virus.
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My husband milled some Ohia - had cut years ago
Carey I have read those links.
You are probably right and better to be on the safe side...but:
As I asked before if the ohia was cut from the OP's property. If it was cut elsewhere and you have no ROD directly in your area then obviously take all precautions. If it was ROD ohias right there on the property then the damage is likely already done. There really is no way of cutting them down without spreading the disease. Burning sound good but not always an option.
Why do you suppose in a completely infested area, like say Leilani, there are tons of dead/ dying ohias and yet scattered groves of ones that are healthy even when surrounded by dead ones?
Do you really think that the spores hadn't reached those living, healthy trees yet? Very doubtful. More likely that those trees are stronger and more resistant. The spreading of the dust by natures own doing is probably much more effective than man's doing.
In truth they really don't know much about the virus.
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