Is there an Arborist in the house?

Seen that before Deer will do that.

I ain't buying the Nutria bit, nor Beavers, nor Deer. No tracks at all around the tree and no chewed up bits at the base. Never heard of a disease that targets Sweet Gum either though. Sent the county agent some pics and an email. We'll see what he has to say about it.

Worst case scenario, I'll bring in a track hoe and push 'em all down, burn in place and replant it all in something.

Wannabe...

Once ya get the tar just give a shout , I am sure we can find a volunteer to bring over some FEATHERS!

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Originally Posted by tritonman

go with the tar like Holic tolt ya~!

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Originally Posted by crappiholic

It's definately not beavers. They will eat the hole tree all the way around. I told you what it is. You don't believe me? Call the forestry department in Grenada and they will send an arborist out to look.

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I beg to differ holic. I had lunch with Sat today and that makes me almost an expert on thus subject.

I'm gonna say it was beavers that were as old as Sat. That's why they ain't no teef marks on the tree.

wb, i dont think its a disease..........a disease will not happen that quick.

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Originally Posted by Minnerman

I beg to differ holic. I had lunch with Sat today and that makes me almost an expert on thus subject.

I'm gonna say it was beavers that were as old as Sat. That's why they ain't no teef marks on the tree.

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Just beggin to BLEED ain't ya!

There's not any burn marks are there? If so could it have been hit by lightnin. Just a guess.

had this happen to a lot of my trees during the tornado last year. The trees were bent so far over in the wind that the bark busted off the trunks. A year later, I still have trees blowing down from the damage done by the tornado. Good luck, W.B. It's one heck of a job taking them down.

Lightnen was my first thought be didn't show pictures of where the lightning ran down the tree. There has to be a sign of where it jumped from tree to tree.

if the bark debris is blown out in a full or maybe partial circle around a tree, look to see if there is a corkscrew like split from top to bottom. had a pine tree hit by lightning years ago when I lived in FL, there was a spiral/corkscrew type split in the tree top to bottom with bark blown out in full circle. any recent lightning storms at your house??