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An "American Oak" tree problem
We bought and planted a tree that was called an "American Oak" about 3
years ago. It's currently about 3 - 4 cm (2 - 3 inches) in diameter. A few days ago, I discovered a hole in the trunk, about 170 cm's from the ground (under 6 ft). The hole itself is about 1.5 cm's in diameter (just under an inch). A wire detected that it went about 15 cm up and 4 cms down (about a foot up and a few inches down). After probing with the wire, I looked away for an instant, and then had the distinct impression that I saw something out of the corner of my eye pop its head out of the hole for a fraction of a second. I wasn't able to get it again. It looked like a huge worm or something. Or maybe it didn't happen. But something made that hole. The hole occupies about 20% of the diameter of the trunk. My question: will the tree grow in respect to the size of the hole, so that the hole becomes insignicant, or will the hole "grow" with the tree? Should I cut it down now instead of pealing it off my house later? Should I fill the hole with anything? Any thoughts will be appreciated. |
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