<html><head></head><body><div style="font-family:courier new, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div> I have been seeing an unusual number of sassafras trees downed across the Appalachian Trail and side trails in Berks County, PA. A friend of mine has seen the same on land he owns. Is something happening to these trees such as a disease? I have not looked close, but the trees I have sawed through show no evidence of borers or similar.</div><div><br></div><div> Richard Gardner</div></div></body></html>