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Cicada Damage: Brown Branch Tips in Late Summer

Female cicadas slit bark on hardwood branch tips to lay eggs in spring. Tips break off and fall, positioning eggs near ground for 13-year cycle. Damage is cosmetic, not harmful to trees.

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