tree damage
- Subject: tree damage
- From: N* S*
- Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 17:12:40 -0500
My neighbor just pointed out a tree between our houses that's stripped of
its bark just below and several feet above the crotch from which a large
branch emerges. The stripped area is at least 15 feet from the ground so the
damage couldn't possibly be from a car, etc. I'm positive that the tree is
not a maple so it can't be a victim of that dreaded beetle (right?), which
would cause the city to rush in and chop the tree down. The leaves are down
so I can't be sure but I think the tree is an old (40 or so foot) black
cherry. Is this as serious a situation as it appears to be?
Nancy S. (zone 6B, NYC)
