Butterz
ArboristSite Member
Hey guys,
I need some help identifying some ailments on a tree I recently removed. 75% of the branches were dead, and the bark had fallen off of them. The bark that was still there peeled off easily by hand, and had a wet black layer underneath it. After some research, it looked to me like the tree was suffering from slime flux, as well as some other ailments.
What is really puzzling me here is that the xylem of the tree seems to be bleeding a red color. I couldn't for the life of me find anything similar to this online. I also found the odd borer hole here and there. The tree is an American Elm which looked to be 60-80+ years old.
I am giving you guys a link to some photos I took of the wood and bark:
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=00f8f9d34f6103fb#cid=00F8F9D34F6103FB&id=F8F9D34F6103FB!131
I would really appreciate all of your knowledge and insight!
Thanks!
I need some help identifying some ailments on a tree I recently removed. 75% of the branches were dead, and the bark had fallen off of them. The bark that was still there peeled off easily by hand, and had a wet black layer underneath it. After some research, it looked to me like the tree was suffering from slime flux, as well as some other ailments.
What is really puzzling me here is that the xylem of the tree seems to be bleeding a red color. I couldn't for the life of me find anything similar to this online. I also found the odd borer hole here and there. The tree is an American Elm which looked to be 60-80+ years old.
I am giving you guys a link to some photos I took of the wood and bark:
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=00f8f9d34f6103fb#cid=00F8F9D34F6103FB&id=F8F9D34F6103FB!131
I would really appreciate all of your knowledge and insight!
Thanks!