Dear Editor,
I thought the public would be interested to know that our western red cedar (WRC) in the Lower Mainland are slowly dying 鈥� probably from prolonged heat wave.
I first noticed this 91原创enon about 10 years ago where a patch of perfectly healthy-looking cedar trees were dying (from the top down), with no visible sign of disease or damage.
Since then the number of stressed cedar trees, young and old, increased considerably. I did notice that on a cool or rainy day, the needles perk up.
Over half a century ago our western white pine succumbed to blister rust, and I believe this species is now extinct. Will the WRC meet the same fate?
George Doi, Walnut Grove
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