- Location
- Retired in Minneapolis
What do you make of this trunk wound?
- Thread starter Tom Dunlap
- Start date
Tom,
It looks like a recent (1-3 year) Red Maple transplant.
It looks like it is planted too deep, no trunk flare. Hard to tell but it looks like there are 2 epicormic buds starting to break on the trunk which would indicate stress. My guess is that the damage down low is some mechanical injury inflicted somewhere between the nursery and the current location. I've pulled a lot of dead trees that had simalar injuries associated with large roots cut during digging.
Of course I could be completely wrong.
It looks like a recent (1-3 year) Red Maple transplant.
It looks like it is planted too deep, no trunk flare. Hard to tell but it looks like there are 2 epicormic buds starting to break on the trunk which would indicate stress. My guess is that the damage down low is some mechanical injury inflicted somewhere between the nursery and the current location. I've pulled a lot of dead trees that had simalar injuries associated with large roots cut during digging.
Of course I could be completely wrong.
TreeCo
Carpal tunnel level member
Is that Phytophthora? I've seen photos that look very similar. Usually it is a root pathogen but it can make leasions on tree trunks.
That is my GUESS.
Dan
That is my GUESS.
Dan
Mangoes
Participating member
- Location
- Greater Toronto Area
Verticilium?
- Location
- North Alabama USA
Sun scald and/or frost cracking. It wouldn't happen to be an 'Armstrong' would it. In my humble opinion Acer x freemanii 'Armstrong' has got to be one the most susceptible of any maple cultivar.
- Location
- Chicago Burbs
Which woodworking forum do you hang out on?
- Location
- Retired in Minneapolis
Now my cover's blown 
Wood Central, and formerly Badger Pond, has the most friendly forum. I can't ever recall any kind of flame starting on either forum.
http://www.woodcentral.com/cgi-bin/messages.pl?index.%20Dave
Wood Central, and formerly Badger Pond, has the most friendly forum. I can't ever recall any kind of flame starting on either forum.
http://www.woodcentral.com/cgi-bin/messages.pl?index.%20Dave
- Location
- Home of the New Jersey Devils
Looks like Poplars with sunken cankers.
- Location
- New Richmond Wisconsin
Alien abduction
I looked at the picture before reading any responses so I wouldn't be influenced.
Right away I thought basically the same thoughts Eric already stated.
A large transplant, damage done during the transplanting (10foot tall maple), also planted too deep. Damage didn't show up till a year or two later when the bark finally cracked due to the good tissue growth and dead tissue not growing.
How the heck do you guys have time to be on more than one forum.... Jeeeze.
Right away I thought basically the same thoughts Eric already stated.
A large transplant, damage done during the transplanting (10foot tall maple), also planted too deep. Damage didn't show up till a year or two later when the bark finally cracked due to the good tissue growth and dead tissue not growing.
How the heck do you guys have time to be on more than one forum.... Jeeeze.
roxy
Participating member
- Location
- Home In The Driftless
Is there a wire in there? Looks like that could be the problem - or one of them,anyway...
New threads New posts
-
test2
-
-
-
-
-
Industry related Spanish language podcasts
- Latest: Mick Dempsey!
-
