Ossipie Mountains tree die off?

cowislander · 09-01-2025, 03:52 PM

Yesterday (8/31) headed into 19 Mi Bay I noticed several large areas in the Ossipies that were brown/reddish in color. Its too early for fall foliage. Is this a die off of a large numbers of trees? I also notice the northern tip of Rattlesnake has a dozen or two dead trees. Looking around elsewhere on the lake I see similar stands of trees that appear to be dead or dying.I recognize this has been a dry summer but this seems unusual. Is this possibly the result of Red Pine scale?

09-01-2025, 03:52 PM	#1
cowislander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Topsfield Posts: 62 Thanks: 9 Thanked 14 Times in 6 Posts	Ossipie Mountains tree die off? Yesterday (8/31) headed into 19 Mi Bay I noticed several large areas in the Ossipies that were brown/reddish in color. Its too early for fall foliage. Is this a die off of a large numbers of trees? I also notice the northern tip of Rattlesnake has a dozen or two dead trees. Looking around elsewhere on the lake I see similar stands of trees that appear to be dead or dying.I recognize this has been a dry summer but this seems unusual. Is this possibly the result of Red Pine scale?