Daveofthecave t1_jd9z820 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 10:01 PM Reply to comment by TurboShorts in PsBattle: An old oak tree by fakeaccount572 Glad someone else noticed... oaks tend to have gnarlier bark, while older, stressed elms are usually inflicted with bacterial wetwood (as seen here), where a sappy substance oozes down the bark, causing dark discoloration. Permalink Parent 3
Daveofthecave t1_jd9z820 wrote
Reply to comment by TurboShorts in PsBattle: An old oak tree by fakeaccount572
Glad someone else noticed... oaks tend to have gnarlier bark, while older, stressed elms are usually inflicted with bacterial wetwood (as seen here), where a sappy substance oozes down the bark, causing dark discoloration.