scfundogs wrote in news:5584naF23k6f7U1
@mid.individual.net:

Just an update on the maple tree. I had an arborist come out today and
he said the tree is healthy, the problem is the bark in that area had
been hit with the lawn equipment one too many times. He also said the
splits in the bark are normal from growth expansion.


Great news! So what did he recommend to protect the tree from malicious
mowing?