Re: Damage to very old Pinus pinea

Thank you everybody for your help.  I think the concensus (which coincides with the local wisdom) is that it was lightning.  I never knew that lightning could destroy tissue without burning or leaving some trace of fire.
The torsion explanation was intriguing, Barry--except the winds recently have been relatively mild.
I'll cross my fingers for the next six months or so, and hope there was only surface damage.
I would try bleach, Moira, except I'd need a cherry-picker to do more that the lower 3-4 metres.
Cali Doxiadis
Corfu, Greece
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