In the last few years I have lost a large apple tree, a couple of large mango trees, my two big avos look like they are going to die and now the macadamia looks like it's in some real trouble.
I have a petrol station over the road from me ans a couple of years ago they admitted they had problems with leaky tanks that had affected the ground water. They spent many weeks after digging out their tank, working on the ground. They would drop truck loads of sand into it, leave it for a few days, then dig it up and cart it away, then drop more sand in. This went on for weeks, the stench of petrol each time they dug the sand out was horrid.
They dug new water sample wells to monitor the ground water, I have one in my front yard, and there's more further away from the petrol station. Interestingly the company that owned the petrol station, I think it might have been BP were the ones doing the water tests.
Of course I never heard any outcome....
But I find it strange that I've had so many tree deaths and can;t help but wonder whether there's some correlation. Might need to send a water sample from my bore off to get tested..
Avacado tree
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Avo, close up, each year you think it's comeing back with a few new shoots, but then it gets worse..
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My Macca tree that had been doing really well, now has many dead branches and more dieing back..
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