Area Man
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I have a ~6-year-old Sycamore/London Plane that is ~18 feet tall. I recently found a vertical line on it--a crack in the bark--about 10" long. The split appears on both sides and it's about 7' off the ground.
The split is not very wide and it's not torn open or anything. It looks sort of like what you'd expect if someone cut a gash in the tree with a solid knife. But I can only imagine that the appearance of the split on opposing sides indicates that this is a split that penetrates the entire tree.
Is this tree a lost cause, in need of removal? Or should I stake it and help it heal? Will it heal?
The split is not very wide and it's not torn open or anything. It looks sort of like what you'd expect if someone cut a gash in the tree with a solid knife. But I can only imagine that the appearance of the split on opposing sides indicates that this is a split that penetrates the entire tree.
Is this tree a lost cause, in need of removal? Or should I stake it and help it heal? Will it heal?