Trunk trouble on maple
Scott Nichols
10 years ago
Third post on this troubled tree. 2.5" B&B three years ago. Slow grow, small leaves, thin canopy. Dug up, no girdling. But, cracked and peeling bark at ground level. Black underneath. No bugs. Here are pics. Any diagnoses?
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