Squirrels, insects and lightning strikes may be the reason for dead tree branches. Pruning the dead branch will solve the problem in most cases. This has been a long, hot, wet summer and soon fall ...

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Interestingly enough, I noticed the same thing under an oak tree in my backyard this morning while I was out with our dogs. There were a lot of 12- to 18-inch branch tips from the ends of branches ...