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PostPosted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 11:47 am 
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This tree has been peeling for some time. We had another tree a few feet away which was cut down because of a tree disease. So now we're wondering does this tree have a disease also...

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 2:54 pm 
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Is this a Norfolk Island pine? Where are you? Please describe how you care for the area - do you have a sprinkler system, do you fertilize, and if so, do you use commercial chemical products or are you organic? What else is growing in the area? Would you photograph the base of the tree and post that also? Thanks.

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 3:51 pm 
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I'm in Los Angeles. The tree belongs to my grandmother and it's on one of her properties. I know she waters the tree on a regular basis. Fertilize it? No, I'm sure she doesn't do that. She had a tree and had to cut it down because it had some kind of disease, so she is worried this tree may also be diseased. Attached are pictures of the base and the tree itself


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:52 am 
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It's a beautiful tree. I've only seen them in botanic gardens and indoors. I've searched through several sites that might offer helpful tips or links and I find the most comprehensive page, and one that can help you be certain that you have a Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla) or a Cook Pine (Araucaria columnaris) is this one:

http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ecoph27.htm

This page includes information about how it should look (the peeling bark may be normal or if there is too much it may be a sign of distress). Read through it carefully and I hope you're able to come up with something helpful.

Looking at this photo, with a caption, I have to revise my guess and say that you have a Cook Pine:

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 10:41 am 
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Thank you for your he...appreciate it..


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 1:40 pm 
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And in answer to the specific question about exfoliating bark (peeling back) it looks like this is a tree characteristic.

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