Sick Tree - What is it and what should I do?

[jtdunn4life]

Have a nice oak (at least I think it's oak) by my house and found this the other day Can anyone tell me what's happening to my poor tree and what I can do to help it???

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• jtdunn4life
• May 16, 2017

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• jtdunn4life
• May 16, 2017

 

[Tom Dunlap]

That looks like Mower Blight

Some sort of mechanical injury. Is that possible?

Nothing to do with the wound. You could carefully cut/chisel off any of the ragged and loose bark. Be careful not to injure any attached bark

Don't put on any sort of paint or dressing

 

[Pelorus]

Could be mower blight, but appears to be Stage 2 Buttress Gangrene.
Char the affected area with a propane or oxyacetylene torch, then douse with Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon.

 

[guymayor]

LOTS to do with infections! Rinse it with a hose, at least. Trim bark as Tom suggested. Nourish roots so they can speed CODIT, Compartmentalization of Damage in Trees. Mulch.

Then drink some wine as Pel advises--shmart guy!

 

[guymayor]

http://www.historictreecare.com/wp-.../Ooze-in-the-News-from-TCI-Magazine-09-04.pdf

 

[guymayor]

http://www.historictreecare.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Dendro-0912-Stubborn-Streaks-295kb.pdf