Jenny: Looks like wind damage, possibly from a derecho (straightline wind). We have derechos with hurricane force winds every summer and lots of trees that look like that in MN. The branch on the right side of the first picture survived because it was on the downwind side, and later produced a bunch of epicormic sprouts that grew straight upwards, while the site of the main break later started to rot. Unlike most European lindens, this one has character.
Lee JennyNYC wrote: > ENTS, > > Hi. Can anyone spin a tale about the course of events that created > this poor looking thing in Prospect Park, Brooklyn? I'd be grateful... > > http://picasaweb.google.com/JennifDudley/WhatSTheStory?feat=directlink > > Thanks, > > Jenny > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
