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Gardening

Siwsan

(27,626 posts) Mon May 17, 2021, 02:09 PM May 2021

This is the Maple Tree I thought, for sure, was dying. [View all]

Fortunately, I've made no claims to being a tree surgeon.

It has a BIG split in the bark that happened during one of our extremely hot and dry Summers, a while back. This year it almost looks like it is healing. I think it might have another couple of years in it. It looks better than it did last year, that's for sure. And, if/when it does need to come down, I'll have a LOT of firewood.

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This is the Maple Tree I thought, for sure, was dying. [View all] Siwsan May 2021 OP

What a gorgeous tree! I hope it can hang in there. 50 Shades Of Blue May 2021 #1

I have another BIG one, in the back yard. Siwsan May 2021 #2

That's a very nice picture padfun May 2021 #3

I'm always taking photos, obsessively so, some might say, trying to get a good 'frame' of my subject Siwsan May 2021 #4

You should leave some of the trunk intact. 5X May 2021 #5

I think the floors are Maple, beneath this shag and 'funeral home' style carpeting, in my house Siwsan May 2021 #6

I once bought a pickup load of white maple used from a basketball arena 5X May 2021 #7

hose out that gash from time to time. mopinko May 2021 #8

Thanks. I've got one of those 'hand pump' sprayers Siwsan May 2021 #9

i like to use one of those sidewalk sweeper nozzles mopinko May 2021 #10

That's some good advice right there! BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #17

"Nut not yet... mahina May 2021 #11

mopinko's advice sounds good, but NJCher May 2021 #12

Maple isn't one of my favs IbogaProject May 2021 #13

There are three Maples, in all. They were here when I arrived. Siwsan May 2021 #14

That ins a beautiful tree. Hope it can survive. niyad May 2021 #15

The bark split is likely not fatal... apcalc May 2021 #16