Is This Natural..

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  1. roders

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    Proberbly Birch correct me if I'm wrong...What a beautiful bark.....But I have a feeling it's disease..anyone?


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    Sure it's not an Elm?
     
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    Just Testing.
    But answer the question....... ;)
     
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    :D OK...If it is Elm,then I guess it could be.. :D
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    At a guess I'd say its OK, Dont know what kind of birch would have bark like that though, as for elm I've not seen one.
    Could it be alder.
     
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    [​IMG] Think I would say probably Birch & that is this years growth stretching the bark apart & it will thicken as the year goes on.... :rolleyes: Only saying this as it happens on mine...!! In fact it is like that now, but a much bigger tree. Just waiting for the batteries on my camera & I will take a pic...! Certainly open to correction though!!!! [​IMG]
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Are you sure thats not an aligator roders. :D :D
     
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    And get that close? :rolleyes:
     
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    :rolleyes: Here you go roders. Sorry it took so long!!! :rolleyes: This is my Birch & this happens to the bark each year... This tree is now 33is yrs old... :D

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    As The year goes on the colour will change & you won't see the brown lines....
     
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    That is wierd roders? The last picture MF looks like expanding wounds from a cat climbing or something. I know I get expansion wounds on some of my trees where the bark doesn't seem to stretch as the trees swells in growth.
     
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    :D No BM. No cat scratches, that is how Birch bark often goes. All healthy & normal apparently. I had the tree checked when I saw it the first time... :rolleyes: Now the tree is 30 something & still growing well..!! :D
     
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