Woodie
"Cap'n Bullcrap'n"
I was giving my red maple (Acer rubrum--October Glory) a good inspection today and found some wounds.
The tree is roughly 18ft tall, planted six years ago. I had problems with chlorosis two years ago, but got that worked out, and last year it was very healthy.
There are roughly a half-dozen wounds similar to the pictures, all varying in size to as much as 1.5 inches across. Depth varies, some are as deep as 1/4 to 5/8 of an inch.
Tree is in the Detroit area...we have plenty of freeze/thaw cycles, although this year was consistently below freezing all day most of the winter.
I don't see the evidence of any insects in any of the wounds, and they are dry.
Any ideas?
This one's about four feet up the bole:
Same wound, better light:
Wound on an upper limb, probably the largest of them all:
Thanks for any help.
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The tree is roughly 18ft tall, planted six years ago. I had problems with chlorosis two years ago, but got that worked out, and last year it was very healthy.
There are roughly a half-dozen wounds similar to the pictures, all varying in size to as much as 1.5 inches across. Depth varies, some are as deep as 1/4 to 5/8 of an inch.
Tree is in the Detroit area...we have plenty of freeze/thaw cycles, although this year was consistently below freezing all day most of the winter.
I don't see the evidence of any insects in any of the wounds, and they are dry.
Any ideas?
This one's about four feet up the bole:
Same wound, better light:
Wound on an upper limb, probably the largest of them all:
Thanks for any help.
.