Re: Help! (damage to a very old Pinus pinea)

In my opinion that is just lightning damage. Looks like the typical scar lightning will leave on a trunk. Not necessarily it has to leave burnt marks. You say you've had thunderstorms lately, so there you have it.
 
Not much to do about it, some trees may live without many problems, others may decline fast.
 
Fran
Madrid, Spain.
 
----- Original Message -----
From: s*@gimcw.org
To: m*@ucdavis.edu
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 9:02 PM
Subject: 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
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