Woodpecker damage ?

[southpaw]

Have an apple tree just hammered with these markings all over the apple tree

Have a Black Walnut with deep bore marks up and down the tree

Assume these are from a wood pecker , noticed this a couple years ago and believe the trees are capable of healing their self but concerned by the amount of activity on these trees, seems to be getting worse now
Is there something I can do to help these trees out ? I do leave old white pines for the woodpeckers to feast on further back on the property but wonder why they single out these live tress.......I actually don't know if this is woodpecker damage so if not please let me know what this is
Thanks

 

[holeycow]

Woodpeckers are after the bugs, so the trees have bugs.

 

[southpaw]

Makes sense , guess I will have to go with a chemical treatment just do not know what to use

 

[ATH]

Those are sapsucker peckings, not woodpecker.

At least on the apple...that may be wood pecker or insect emergent holes on the walnut

 

[southpaw]

Ok that's what I wanted to hear.....now what do I do ??

 

[Raintree]

Both trees are damaged by a sapsucker this bird is classified as a woodpecker.
https://pnwhandbooks.org/plantdisea...omena/recognizing-sapsucker-damage-your-trees

 

[southpaw]

Both trees are damaged by a sapsucker this bird is classified as a woodpecker.
https://pnwhandbooks.org/plantdisea...omena/recognizing-sapsucker-damage-your-trees

Thanks , that one picture looks like my apple tree
Looks like I have some planning to do as I want o save these tress

 

[Dave1960_Gorge]

Thanks , that one picture looks like my apple tree
Looks like I have some planning to do as I want o save these tress

You can tie some Mylar strips sold to scare birds away from cherry trees; don’t really know how effective that is.
you can also get a plastic owl and put it in the tree or nearby. I have suggested people make a pepper spray from bulk hot pepper powder and try that .
First check to see if there are fresh holes; it might be old damage. However , when you see a lot of holes, it usually means the tree is a favorite one and they will keep damaging it.
Good luck

 

[southpaw]

Yeah I have to do something just not sure what yet !

The trees seems very adapt and able to recover from the damage already done but I want to go a step further this season

Not certain how I will approach but will most certainly be doing something and very soon , these are tress I want to save

 

[Harmon]

The birds are not going to kill your trees but if you got kids or grandkids that need to learn how to use a .22, now would be the time.