grace
We never expected that our flourishing yielding cashew tree would suddenly die. It may not have been sudden because we did not notice the white ants that were eating its roots. It was too late. I had tears in my eyes to see the leaves drop and within a couple of days it was bare with no leaves.
It was a tree that was a haven for birds and squirrels. Countless birds and squirrels flocked there and enjoyed its coolness.
They were seen on the bare tree and chirping perhaps mourning its death. Their chirps had some kind of shock. You can watch it here
I recorded the entire process of our dear tree dying and uploaded it on youtube. For us it was almost like losing a member of the family
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Have you mourned the death of any of your trees?
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No
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Sorry for the loss of your cashew tree. I have lost trees before and sad for their loss.
Now I keep a watch. Despite that I think one of our jack fruit trees is dying.
The white ants are termites. They are starting on our cashew tree now.
If you spot them on time, you can save your tree by spraying the right kind of pesticide.
I’m so sorry you lost your cashew tree.
Really sad, only these ants are a real nuisance … they didn’t eat the trees, but they devoured me a lot of salad
I am so sorry to hear about your tree. It is very sad to lose a tree and one so large and long lived that gives such nice fruit.
I lean toward Druid beliefs that trees are creatures – great and magical.
I lost tree that had white peaches because of gophers.
I’m so sorry Grace.
They become a part of our life
That is too bad when you lose a tree. Bad for you and the birds.
I almost felt they were discussing what was wrong with their tree
Oh that is really bad. It is difficult to loose a grown tree. It hurts me when my plants die. So sorry Grace.
We never realised there were termites there.