USDA Forest Service - Northeastern Area , USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
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Many problems can be traced to wounds. The split seam in this piece of oak is called a frost crack, but the trouble actually began with an injury that occurred when the tree was one inch in diameter. As callus formed around the wound, a seam developed and later split. The tree may have been injured by a lawnmower or some type of equipment. If people knew the consequences of their actions,
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Monday, October 3, 2005
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Tuesday, March 20, 2007
