Is this a lightning scar? I’m pretty sure it’s a red maple. Located Eastern Canada. It starts at the level of the first lowest branch on the right and goes down to the ground.
Norway maple and I have observed these type of injuries and they appear to be common, so lightning seems unlikely. Probably a split in the trunk that the tree has formed callus tissue over. Norway maple are brittle, so wind injury or other mechanical injuries could cause. Also the tree is planted too deep and failed to thrive.
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The_Law_of_Pizza
It’s so *veiny.*
Furnace_Admirer
No its not. Fluxing seam and incredibly common on maples like this. Its essentially a torsion Crack created by codominate stems twisting in the winds.
fallen55
Norway maple with a torsional crack due to wind loading.
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Norway maple and I have observed these type of injuries and they appear to be common, so lightning seems unlikely. Probably a split in the trunk that the tree has formed callus tissue over. Norway maple are brittle, so wind injury or other mechanical injuries could cause. Also the tree is planted too deep and failed to thrive.
Groovy
It’s so *veiny.*
No its not. Fluxing seam and incredibly common on maples like this. Its essentially a torsion Crack created by codominate stems twisting in the winds.
Norway maple with a torsional crack due to wind loading.