Brian555
New Member
Hello,
I've attached pictures of a tree from my property. As you can see the bark is splitting at the base of the trunk. I first noticed some cracks appeared after last winter around Feb 2016, and it's gotten progressively worse over the last 10 months or so. The tree appears healthy otherwise. I believe it's about 8 years old, and would hate to lose it. Is there anything I can do to prevent it from getting worse? Or can the tree recover from this on its own?
Thanks!
![TreeTrunkFront.jpg TreeTrunkFront.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/224/224909-b99e1f1efab65f515098839090ab7a03.jpg)
I've attached pictures of a tree from my property. As you can see the bark is splitting at the base of the trunk. I first noticed some cracks appeared after last winter around Feb 2016, and it's gotten progressively worse over the last 10 months or so. The tree appears healthy otherwise. I believe it's about 8 years old, and would hate to lose it. Is there anything I can do to prevent it from getting worse? Or can the tree recover from this on its own?
Thanks!
![TreeFull.jpg TreeFull.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/224/224907-e433b8f8b813ba4b85427248b008a101.jpg)
![TreeTrunkBack.jpg TreeTrunkBack.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/224/224908-b1450e2416dbcedf451fa3bf05ab9eb0.jpg)
![TreeTrunkFront.jpg TreeTrunkFront.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/224/224909-b99e1f1efab65f515098839090ab7a03.jpg)