The Junta de Andalucia is looking into the existence of thousands of dead pine trees in the Parque Natural de las Sierras Tejeda, Almijara & Alhama.
This vast natural park lies astride the Málaga-Granada provincial border, reaching between Maro and Otívar and inland as far as Jayena & Alhama de Granada.
There are swathes of dead pines close to the municipality of Nerja, for example that are being studied to find out what is causing it and determine the means of preventing this disease from spreading.
Junta bigwig Juan Ramón Pérez Valenzuela visited the natural park to see for himself. Since the end of last summer, teams belonging to the Consejería de Sostenibilidad have been mapping out affected areas and periodically checking up on them to see if and how much the said areas are growing.
(News: Nerja P/N Almijarra, tejeda & alhama, Malaga/Granada, Andalucia)
I don’t know, but as long as no one comes here to see what’s going on, at least trees die every day and all in clusters.
Exactly the same is now happening on Urb. Los Pinos in Almunecar. On the west side, facing Almunecar, above the N340.
Last year at least 60 to 70 pine trees died and a few are added every week. Recently a number of them have fallen over which now form a gigantic funeral pyre, right under our house. It’s only a matter of time when los Pinos has a massive forest fire.
They need to remove these dead trees. I have, the fire brigade, as the municipality, the mayor and Urb. los Pinos informed of this. Only received an answer from the municipality, who then writes, “it is not our responsibility but that of Los Pinos because it is private land.”
To date, the other authorities have not responded or taken any action. We live on a cul-de-sac and if a fire breaks out here we cannot leave the mountain. Probably people have to die first before someone takes action.
Disease or water(lack of) stress?