Comments on: Esch http://annarborchronicle.com/2014/01/07/esch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=esch it's like being there Tue, 16 Sep 2014 04:56:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: marge http://annarborchronicle.com/2014/01/07/esch/comment-page-1/#comment-290985 marge Wed, 08 Jan 2014 01:01:35 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=128062#comment-290985 Don’t do anything–it will heal itself

]]> By: Steve Bean http://annarborchronicle.com/2014/01/07/esch/comment-page-1/#comment-290961 Steve Bean Tue, 07 Jan 2014 21:05:57 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=128062#comment-290961 Looks like a sycamore, and that’s what Kerry referred to in her message.

]]> By: Vivienne Armentrout http://annarborchronicle.com/2014/01/07/esch/comment-page-1/#comment-290958 Vivienne Armentrout Tue, 07 Jan 2014 20:42:56 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=128062#comment-290958 Any knowledge of what species this tree is?

Trees can heal if such cracks are left alone to develop wound tissue. The antiquated practice of sealing with paint or putty has been documented to cause earlier death because of wood rotting fungi.

]]> By: Dave Askins http://annarborchronicle.com/2014/01/07/esch/comment-page-1/#comment-290957 Dave Askins Tue, 07 Jan 2014 20:40:26 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=128062#comment-290957 From the city’s urban forestry & natural resources planning coordinator, Kerry Gray:

It is not unusual to have frost cracks on sycamore, and the one pictured … is an old crack that has reopened during this very cold weather. The crack will close up again as temperatures warm up. Frost cracks are not known to be fatal, however, like any wound on a tree, it may provide an opening for insects/diseases.

Gray also passed along some links:

MSU Extension article

Cornell University Bulletin

University of Tennessee Extension Bulletin

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