Lee and Barry, Thanks for the input and id. I was utterly confused. One branch was deliberately cut, one I can see was torn (must have been wind, like you say Lee ....and I can't wait til I can use the word 'derecho' myself). But all those spouts growing any and everywhere were amazing. It looked so weird standing all by itself in the meadow.
Are the epicormic sprouts considered adventitious? Trees have a lot of tricks up their bark to keep going... Jenny On Apr 20, 9:05 am, Lee Frelich <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
