Tree Swelling ID

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

haha, like I said in my original post,

 

Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

 

fools rush in!

 

this kind of burring on planes low down on the stem is i suspect much like in the oak, caused by buckling initialy. While planes have buckles normaly sometimes they burr and swell like this, the most extreme case lives in barnet and is called the boab plane for good reason!

 

david, care to add the image for illustrative purposes? oh i never forget an image my dear boy!

 

I suspect there is a fungal agent involved, though given the fact our planes histories only go back 300 years in britain it is hard to determine the natural progress of the tree specific eco system of planes and any associated body languages. the cycle of the plane tree is over 1000years and I would have to make a trip overseas for some months to give you a quality answer to the question.

 

i hope one day to travel to see the plane in its native habitat and in its ancient state:thumbup1:

[Westgarth.H]

If a fungal agent were present, how in biological terms would it cause this reaction?

 

And cheers for the Fast replies!