Tree bark disease

[Boehlertaught]

I’ll misspell this probably…. It looks like what the OSU folks said is hypoxilan canker. They said it is everywhere, always. But gets out of hand when older trees are stressed. They said it shouldn’t bother young healthy trees. It’s killed some very old oak trees on our property. Very sad.

 

[Hooper]

Ice storms, wind, and drought, riddled most of the trees in my area over the past years.
I remember when I was a kid the Cottonwoods were huge, hardly ever see on now.
They are lightening magnets too. That will smoke one. I think Ice got the most of them though.

If you want to see some mighty oaks the Wichita Wildlife Refuge still has a few in the remote areas. You have to hike to see the biggest oldest ones.

Nothing like sitting under a huge tree, with a cool canteen of water, on a 100 degree day. Feeling the coolness of the shade is an awesome feeling.