Hi there, I know nothing about plants/gardening, and I’m trying to figure out if I irreversibly damaged one of my trees. Attached pictures of what it looks like. The short story is there was some dirt piled on one side of the tree that was supposed to be there for just a few hours, but unexpectedly stayed on for a few weeks. I just removed the dirt and found some weird ant like critters, and a discoloration of the bark. Based on reading and looking at photos it might be some bark rot? Just want to confirm what I’m looking at before I try and fix it and potentially make things worse.
I Appreciate any help/input!
by The0nly10isee
3 Comments
It’s not great, but it’s unlikely to kill it. Can you take a leaf blower and get the rest of the dirt off the root flare?
I think its probably fine. If you really want to be sure and help the tree out, buy a root collar excavation from an arborist with an air spade.
It’s fine. You can relax. It’s been through worse.