Help! (damage to a very old Pinus pinea)

(Posted for Cali Doxiadis . . .)

Within the last 3 days this gash has appeared on our near century old umbrella
pine (Pinus pinea).  It runs from about a foot off the ground to as high as I
can see, at some point winding round the trunk.  It does not seem to go very
deep (only an inch or so beyond the bark) and there are no scorch marks
anywhere, which would seem to belie the local wisdom that it was caused by
lightning. (We have had several thunderstorms in the last week) No sign of
insect life.
It looks ominous....
Any ideas anyone? Help!
Cali Doxiadis
Corfu, Greece

Photos:
http://gimcw.org/temp/Cali_6725.jpg
http://gimcw.org/temp/Cali_6727.jpg
http://gimcw.org/temp/Cali_6728.jpg
Dear Sean--
--could you place a link to these photos for the medit-plants list for me please (I don't know how to do that without posting them on the MGS website.) This is an emergency....
Here is the message:
Within the last 3 days this gash has appeared on our near century old umbrella pine (Pinus pinea).  It runs from about a foot off the ground to as high as I can see, at some point winding round the trunk.  It does not seem to go very deep (only an inch or so beyond the bark) and there are no scorch marks anywhere, which would seem to belie the local wisdom that it was caused by lightning. (We have had several thunderstorms in the last week) No sign of insect life.
It looks ominous....
Any ideas anyone? Help!
Cali Doxiadis
Corfu, Greece

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