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Post by Freeborn on Apr 29, 2019 17:31:50 GMT -6
This River Birch is in my yard at home and even though this tree frequently drips Sap, nothing like this. There apears to be no damage to the tree but an exterior crack in the bark. The crack doesn't look like anything. Any idea what could be happening?   |
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Post by Freeborn on Apr 29, 2019 18:36:30 GMT -6
OK, added the pictures.
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Post by terrifictom on Apr 30, 2019 5:16:12 GMT -6
Appears to be a crack. Can't see above but is there a crotch above where crack is? I had a white birch at home that started like that and each year it opened up a little more. We kept thinking that it was going to split and fall but it didn't. After about 10 years we just cut it down.
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Post by Catscratch on Apr 30, 2019 5:23:47 GMT -6
Struck by lightning or twisted by a tornado?
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Post by Freeborn on Apr 30, 2019 5:31:39 GMT -6
Appears to be a crack. Can't see above but is there a crotch above where crack is? I had a white birch at home that started like that and each year it opened up a little more. We kept thinking that it was going to split and fall but it didn't. After about 10 years we just cut it down. When I look at it you can't see anything but bark. It's in my front yard so I hate to lose it. I might have to have someone look at it. |
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Post by batman on Apr 30, 2019 6:16:44 GMT -6
Looks like some sort of STD. Give it a shot of penicillin around the drip line, and don't touch it without gloves on.
Likely caused by a zealous tree hugger. Bernie sanders/Bill Cosby type shit.
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Post by jbird on Apr 30, 2019 7:23:53 GMT -6
I think it's one of two things. A lightning strike or wind damage.
The dark area that runs along the tree from top to bottom leads me to think it certainly could be a minor lightning strike. I have seen these before and they often split the tree trunk in some fashion. I have also seen trees twisted from high winds cause a vertical fracture in the wood like that as well.
Either way...that is a decent wound to your tree. If you want to keep it for a long as possible I would be treating that spot with some pruning sealer/tar. That open wound is going to draw insects and birds wanting to eat those insects and further harm the tree. The tree could live for a long time, yet...it's hard to tell how extensive the damage is on the inside. If you start to see signs of it dying....then you have to determine if it comes down when you say so...or when mother nature says so.
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Post by Freeborn on Apr 30, 2019 9:13:55 GMT -6
I think it's one of two things. A lightning strike or wind damage. The dark area that runs along the tree from top to bottom leads me to think it certainly could be a minor lightning strike. I have seen these before and they often split the tree trunk in some fashion. I have also seen trees twisted from high winds cause a vertical fracture in the wood like that as well. Either way...that is a decent wound to your tree. If you want to keep it for a long as possible I would be treating that spot with some pruning sealer/tar. That open wound is going to draw insects and birds wanting to eat those insects and further harm the tree. The tree could live for a long time, yet...it's hard to tell how extensive the damage is on the inside. If you start to see signs of it dying....then you have to determine if it comes down when you say so...or when mother nature says so. Thanks jbird,
I agree, something significant happen to this tree. I'm going to have someone come out and look at it. I'd like to keep the tree so if I need to take steps to protect it I better get to it.
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Post by batman on Apr 30, 2019 9:23:10 GMT -6
I can bring Arts Veterans Arians kit any time after May 11th. He has some meds we used for chlamydia in cattle that should prop that baby right up.
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 30, 2019 11:36:31 GMT -6
I can bring Arts Veterans Arians kit any time after May 11th. He has some meds we used for chlamydia in cattle that should prop that baby right up. But that medicine didn’t work on you! |
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