Has anyone seen this before in their JBP shoots? The bases of all the emerging new needle bundles are dark colored/black. I don’t recall ever seeing this before. Disease of some kind?
Just checking in - no takers on this? The bases of needle bundles are typically greenish to light brown/tan. I don’t want to be alarmist, but this looks very odd to me.
If the needle and the candle aren’t discolored, I don’t think I’d be concerned by this. Looks like the sheath/fascicle are where the coloration is.
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I agree with Bwaynef - appears to be the coloration of the sheath as it peels back and dries. Does it look like this all over the tree or just apical areas?
the sheath/fascicle areas look clean and clear…
Most prominent in apical areas, but needles look healthy. Just haven’t seen it take on this appearance before. Guess I’ll stop worrying about it
Thanks