This goes up near top. I think it is a wound from lightening that seals up like tap holes.
Should I tap these trees, if so will sap flow? Like tap hole stain, up and over?
This goes up near top. I think it is a wound from lightening that seals up like tap holes.
Should I tap these trees, if so will sap flow? Like tap hole stain, up and over?
2020 same
2019 RB10 26 taps
2018 RO Bucket RB5 taps 20, leg tank in shed w/2 5/16
2017 18 taps
2016 20 taps
2015 21 taps
2014 30 2 gravity line, 2 hotel pan concrete arch 35 g leg tank
2013 LP hook up in shack buckets 12 taps
2 burner cook top 2012 finisher on a bbq tanks
2011 rookie 2+ gal
8 taps w/ milk jugs
turkey cooker
50-60 up back maybe
Trees do not heal as we do. They must grow around a wound. So look for healthy undisturbed wood away from "scaring". With that being said, lightning will travel path of least resistance but can also leave multiple paths down to ground. With a hammer or even a rock you can tap on the wood to make sure it's sound underneath. The bark won't always come off from a strike but will often kill the cambium directly under the bark where it traveled. It will sound slightly different, kinda hollow, loose bark. After a year it will be easy to spot the damaged area with your eyes.
I tap several trees like that in my woods. Find a solid spot to tap and you'll get sap. If you tap conservatively you'll be able to tap it for many years.
Russ
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