What’s happened to this Scots Pine?

[AHPP]

Or whatever it is.

 

 

Spotted at the end of Marlborough high street. I’d be very interested to slice though it to see how the grain runs etc. Any observations or guesses?

[muttley9050]

Surely it grew around something that isn't there anymore. Got a similar looking walnut at my place

[Stubby]

Old wound , hit by a car in the past perhaps ?

[Canal Navvy]

11 minutes ago, Stubby said:

Old wound , hit by a car in the past perhaps ?

No chance of that , there is a gert ex church out of shot to the left 😉

[Canal Navvy]

Malborough high street is like a section of dual carriage way with parking in the middle and down both hard shoulders, this church and graveyard is at one end. I've seen old photo's of rows of military lorries parked down the centre during the war so I wonder if the tree had damage caused by an enemy attack ? 🤔

[AHPP]

Malborough high street is like a section of dual carriage way with parking in the middle and down both hard shoulders, this church and graveyard is at one end. I've seen old photo's of rows of military lorries parked down the centre during the war so I wonder if the tree had damage caused by an enemy attack ? [emoji848]

Maybe it was the target for trenching shovel throwing.

[AHPP]

Surely it grew around something that isn't there anymore. Got a similar looking walnut at my place

With the sucked in stomach look too?

[Canal Navvy]

59 minutes ago, AHPP said:

Maybe it was the target for trenching shovel throwing.

Wasn't Marlborough the plaice where the great arbtalk cod war erupted from 🤭

[Puffingbilly413]

1 hour ago, Canal Navvy said:

No chance of that , there is a gert ex church out of shot to the left 😉

Grown up against an old, now gone gravestone then maybe?

[Rough Hewn]

I’ve seen Scots pine do this before.
Me and another well known uk tree surgeon had a 3’ dbh SP with big lumpy waist and unusual flare.
Presumed it was sap wood compensating for damaged/unhealthy heartwood.
Nope.
Bloody solid.
The grain must have been crazy inside as the cone splitter got stuck everytime.
Got dumped on a fire in the end.
The grey patch does look like healed damage in your photo.
[emoji106]