What's happening to my oak?
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@ATH Your thoughts would be appreciated.
Looks a lot like slime flux disease.
That's a big crack either from wind or from a lightning strike.
If it's slime flux hydrogen peroxide sprayed liberally would help.
That's a big crack either from wind or from a lightning strike.
If it's slime flux hydrogen peroxide sprayed liberally would help.
Stihl Sharp
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Looks like a lightening strike to me.
Looks like the tree is rotting from the inside, out.
Looks like the tree is rotting from the inside, out.
I'm going with lightning strike.
Trunk damage sometime in the past which allowed slime flux disease to infect the tree. It's a bacterial disease and will have a sour smell that comes from the trunk of the tree.
agreed...some sort of physical damage years ago. Lightning is a possibility. Maybe another tree fell against it?
As others have said, bacterial wetwood. Not going to hurt the health of the tree.
If I had to guess, there is minor decay associated with that. tap around with a mallet to get a sense for how extensive that is. If the tree falls, will it hit anything? If it will, probably worth having somebody versed in risk assessment evaluate the tree. Not the biggest advertiser for "we remove trees cheap" - I already know what their answer will be. You'd be looking for a paid consultation/tree risk assessment.
As others have said, bacterial wetwood. Not going to hurt the health of the tree.
If I had to guess, there is minor decay associated with that. tap around with a mallet to get a sense for how extensive that is. If the tree falls, will it hit anything? If it will, probably worth having somebody versed in risk assessment evaluate the tree. Not the biggest advertiser for "we remove trees cheap" - I already know what their answer will be. You'd be looking for a paid consultation/tree risk assessment.
