Might insect or bird damage, almost reminds me of sap sucker
Megladonna
I agree looks like a bird, could be a sapsucker, has been poking around trying to get insects from the trunk. This isn’t typically a problem unless the tree is experiencing a different kind of stress that brings a large number of insects that are secondary to the trees decline.
Assia_Penryn
Agreed sapsucker
cyberchron5000
There’s nothing you can do to fix it. The plant will not be impacted below the holes, but if it goes all the way around, it could kill what’s above the holes. It’s a bird, it could come back. The best you can do is look into tree wrap or something similar. Someone at local nursery nearby might also have some advice.
Specialist-Rain-6286
Soil inject it with insecticide. Even if it is a bird, and that seems very likely, eliminating the bird’s food source may help. Viburnum, correct?
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Might insect or bird damage, almost reminds me of sap sucker
I agree looks like a bird, could be a sapsucker, has been poking around trying to get insects from the trunk. This isn’t typically a problem unless the tree is experiencing a different kind of stress that brings a large number of insects that are secondary to the trees decline.
Agreed sapsucker
There’s nothing you can do to fix it. The plant will not be impacted below the holes, but if it goes all the way around, it could kill what’s above the holes. It’s a bird, it could come back. The best you can do is look into tree wrap or something similar. Someone at local nursery nearby might also have some advice.
Soil inject it with insecticide. Even if it is a bird, and that seems very likely, eliminating the bird’s food source may help. Viburnum, correct?
Bird damage most probably.