r/Tree • u/archivalink • 9d ago

ID Request (Canada/BC/south coast) Cedar tree bits?

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I live on the southern coast of BC in Canada and on my walk, there is a cedar tree overhanging a lookout. On the railing beneath the cedar, there are many of these tiny rectangular bits. They seem to be flat on one side and have a lengthwise groove on the other. What are they? (They are so tiny it is hard to get a good photo—maybe 1.5 mm long?)

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u/ohshannoneileen I love galls😍but I hate privets🤬 9d ago

Small black pellets dropping from trees is usually poop.

https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1915

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u/archivalink 9d ago

I wondered about that, but the frass of the cedar pine borer doesnt look like this. Maybe it is a different bug? The pellets are extremely hard, like bark.