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Pioneers used extracts from the bark of the Red Maple (Acer rubrum) to make ink. A
strong breeze will display the subtly bi-colored foliage of this tree which has dull green leaves
with a light green to silvery underside. The 40-60 ft shade tree has an irregular rounded
crown that turns brilliant shades of yellow, orange, and red during the fall. These beautiful
displays in the Eastern United States eventually turn into spindly sticks in the winter, but in
late March, long before new foliage emerges, globular clusters of showy red flowers
decorate the trees.
At about the same time, The Asian Ambrosia beetle emerges looking for a new home.
It was accidentally imported to the US in some peach trees headed from China to North
Carolina in 1974. Since then it has spread all over the US, costing millions of dollars in plant
loss. The beetle bores into the wood, and as it excavates its network of tunnels, it ejects
sawdust through the entrance hole. This forms toothpick-like protrusions sticking out of the
bark. As the beetle burrows, forming 1/100-1/4 inch-diameter pinholes, it spreads a fungus,
called Ambrosia, from which the beetle gets its name, that is carried on its back from its
previous home. It is this fungus that will eventually clog the vascular system of the tree,
causing it to wilt and die. The fungus grows on the tunnel walls and is consumed by the beetle
for nourishment. The fungus causes the pinholes, along with the surrounding area, to
become stained with a greenish-gray or bluish-black color over the natural white-cream
background. A cross section of an infected tree would show oval-shaped stains radiating out
from the center in a star-shaped pattern.
strong breeze will display the subtly bi-colored foliage of this tree which has dull green leaves
with a light green to silvery underside. The 40-60 ft shade tree has an irregular rounded
crown that turns brilliant shades of yellow, orange, and red during the fall. These beautiful
displays in the Eastern United States eventually turn into spindly sticks in the winter, but in
late March, long before new foliage emerges, globular clusters of showy red flowers
decorate the trees.
At about the same time, The Asian Ambrosia beetle emerges looking for a new home.
It was accidentally imported to the US in some peach trees headed from China to North
Carolina in 1974. Since then it has spread all over the US, costing millions of dollars in plant
loss. The beetle bores into the wood, and as it excavates its network of tunnels, it ejects
sawdust through the entrance hole. This forms toothpick-like protrusions sticking out of the
bark. As the beetle burrows, forming 1/100-1/4 inch-diameter pinholes, it spreads a fungus,
called Ambrosia, from which the beetle gets its name, that is carried on its back from its
previous home. It is this fungus that will eventually clog the vascular system of the tree,
causing it to wilt and die. The fungus grows on the tunnel walls and is consumed by the beetle
for nourishment. The fungus causes the pinholes, along with the surrounding area, to
become stained with a greenish-gray or bluish-black color over the natural white-cream
background. A cross section of an infected tree would show oval-shaped stains radiating out
from the center in a star-shaped pattern.
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