The description of this problem seems to indicate freeze injury and generally the bark will wall itself off. And it could have occurred back in late April as a severe cold front moved through sending temps. to 22 degrees here (in late petal fall).
I'd not worry about it as the tree bark will wall itself off and in a few years all that will be visable is a vertical scar line.
Ed
mike tomlinson wrote:
Hi
yes the splits are on the south side but they are alll near the ground- 3 or 4 inches up from ground level and then continuing up the trunk. One could describe the bark as papery and light brown but I would thing the prime descriptive word would be curled bark.
Mike"H.Dessureault" wrote:
Could it be sun burned? Are all the split on the south side or on top of branches?Are the edges of the split light brown, papery and irregular?Hélène, zone 3----- Original Message -----From:tugger@netreach.netSent: Monday, June 25, 2001 4:54 PMSubject: [nafex] split barkI have several 5-6 year old semi dwarf apple trees in my orchard that
apparently developed vertical splits in their bark which seem to be
getting worse as the season progresses. The splits range from 3-12
inches long and the bark has curled back around the trunks exposing
the under layer.
Two questions: What do I do to cure/preserve the tree? and What
caused it so I can prevent it from happening again?
Thanks
Mike
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