Orange tree bark issue.

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3 years ago

I have a 15 year old orange tree in my yard that has suddenly developed a VERY strange issue with its bark. Can anyone tell me what may be causing this strange pattern?

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Ken "Fruity Paws" (N-Va 7a)
3 years ago
I have woodpecker damage on trees that looks similar after bark heals a few years after the pecking. Did that just appear as it looks old. If it is recent, I would expect sap at exposed area but that looks completely dry.
HU-447982082
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3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Thanks. I just noticed it but it could have been there for a while. Probably not a year. Here are a couple of other images of other places on the same tree. What's amazing is the waffle pattern in the area I showed in the first image.

Is this bird eating the bark or does he thing he is going to create a place to hide food?
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your bark .... or the trees bark ... lol ... the tree looks rather vibrant with oranges on it ... is the branch dead .. if so.. properly remove it ... but if the trees natural reaction is to shed bark.. and the tree apparently doesnt care.. then why fix it ... it does appear loaded with fruit ... cant you find any local peeps that have these types of trees??? .. i just find it hard to believe that every citrus tree in AZ is painted white .. and personally ... i think id get rid of them.. before i had to sit in the yard and look at white tree trunks... im sure there must be a few weeks a year AZ peeps sit in their yards.. lol ... dont fix what might not be broken.. until you verify its broken ... ken
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Ken "Fruity Paws" (N-Va 7a)
3 years ago
That definitely looks like old woodpecker damage. The WP is digging for insects. You may need to tree the tree with a pesticide if you see new damage to kill off what the WP is digging in your tree for. But they stay pecking as long as they detect insects, so if you have no new damage, then you may be safe now. The pecking damage will heal and not be detrimental for the future. It's the underlying bug issue that could cause real issue and if left unchecked, both the bug and continuous pecking would likely kill the tree.
HU-447982082
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3 years ago
Thanks very much! I'll keep my eye out for any further pecking.

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