this could be winter damage. the side facing the sun heats up in winter, the part in
shade doesnt, the bark splits from unequal expansion. I painted my new pear trees
white to reflect the sun so this wouldnt happen. it wont kill the tree, but insects
might get in there. paint the trunks with white latex. Ingrid

vincent p. norris wrote:

I noticed jsut today that one of my Asian pear trees has vertical
cracks in the bark (I hope only in the bark) on the trunk.

There are about half a dozen of them, about six inches long.

Is this normal? If not, what should I do about them?

Thanks. vince norris



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