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The consensus I have found with my live oak is time will tell. I have several friends in the area that have live oaks that have been hit and they are still alive 2 or 3 years later and then one has one that died for no apparent reason. One friend has one that looks like mine that killed 2 of her...

My horses girdled my big sweet gum and hoof erosion killed one of my river oaks so now they are left with one river oak for shade and they are such slow growers! I needed a fast growing tree that will provide shade in summer and drop leaves so sun will pass through in winter. The leaves wont...

Thank you. Yes, it is the county arborist and its for free, but he is coming by to deliver my sycamore trees that he ordered for me (15 gallon trees for $50) so since he will be here to deliver, I am sure he will glance at it but told me the same info y'all did. I texted him at 930am before I...

Oh here is that second area where it left a mark. You can see the main area in the background And the 2 together

Thanks all! I went out and inspected more. No deep cracks and looks like the top outer layer of grey, rough bark and the 2nd layer of red, fibrous tissue came off, exposing a lighter orange color wood under it. As the damage goes up the tree, it isn't as deep. There is a second scar going on...

Well when I say it is protected by the state, what it means is like when we just pulled permits for a pool behind the house, the county came out and examined and measured the tree next to this one (same size almost) and said it was protected from impact, meaning any building around it couldn't...

Hi all. First post here. Last night we had a severe line of storms blow through NE FL (same line that causes tornados in New Orleans) and sadly one of my giant live oaks was hit by lightning! I want to do everything I can to save it as these 2 giant oaks were part of the reason why we bought the...