Tree with bark that is not only twisted but appears to be peeling?
Lynn Nevins
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Lynn Nevins
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Kentucy Coffee Tree -bark peeling and does it need to be pruned?
Comments (8)Many people might think this was a bit extreme, but if it were my tree (as small as it still is, as messed up as it is, and in the location it is in), I would probably consider removing it and starting over. The bark came off of the wounded area, not because of disease (at least not directly), but because something had damaged that part of the tree (likely resulting from the loss of the limb missing from the lower stub). That same wound extends above the top of the second picture and appears to go all the way up to the stub I just mentioned. The tree is trying to cover the wound over. Hopefully (especially if you decide to keep the tree), it can do so before rot develops. I don't agree with what Dan said, at least the way he said it, regarding the direction of the wound. Orientation of the wound may impact the trees ability to effectively cover it over, but many other factors are also involved. Normally, if it were my tree and I decided that I was going to keep it, I would begin addressing the lower branch with the bad crotch immediately, BUT in this case, I would do as Dan says and wait. The reason I would be hesitant to do it now has nothing to do with the toughness of the tree or my ability, or lack there of, to address the situation, but instead because removing (or even slowing down the growth of) that lower limb would likely significantly increase the time needed for the tree to heal over the wound. Without growth to that limb, that side of the wound will not have the ability to heal (effectively the wound would be much larger). Reducing that limb would be an option (kind of a compromise between doing nothing and total immediate removal), but I'm not sure it would be the preferred solution (because of the wound). Basically, there is no perfect solution, and you'll just have to weigh the options....See MoreChinese Pistache bark peeling off
Comments (2)Could be that they are planted too deep? Root flares should be exposed instead of like telephone poles....See MoreLilac Tree and Bush has bark peeling/Fungus
Comments (1)The 'fungus' is actually lichen. Completely harmless and completely unrelated to the die-back. There are many things that can cause a lilac to die-back. In your case, large mature stems of common lilac are particularly susceptible to lilac borer. Stressed trees are also more susceptible to the borer...how much salt does your DOT put on that road behind the lilac?...See MoreJapanese Maple Bark Peeling
Comments (7)I don't see the source of any confusion...but too clarify... A single modestly sized branch has bark peeling. All branches downstream of it appear dead, and either have no leaves or shriveled dry leaves. There is one branch, immediately downstream of the afflicted branch, that still has healthy leaves on it. I'd prefer not to remove a "struggling" branch, since all the leaves are fine, and the branches are large and would constitute the removal of a sizable portion of the tree. I can remove the one branch with dead leaves, as it certainly appears dead, but cutting it off upstream of the split bark, means removal of a side branch that is still healthy. All other branches on the tree that have peeling bark, have no sign of dying leaves. There are other branches on the tree, which do not have any peeling bark. Other observations and notes. The bark is not being chewed off. The bark is developing splits which then open up, and the bark curls away. In January or thereabout, it became extraordinarily cold here, down to perhaps 25, though the weather report said in places it reached 22. We had an early spring and the tree popped with leaves pretty early, and then it got cold again, but not freezing. The peeling is only on the west side and only afflicts branches near the top of the tree. Nothing else has changed with the tree. Sorry, I don't know what the local extension office is. Phil...See MoreBillMN-z-2-3-4
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