Tree Challenge-An oddity in the woods!

[melinda010100]

It took me a while to figure out this circle of wood! What could it possibly be? I had never seen anything like it!

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I attempted to look it up, and finally found a clue, but the closest I found to what it might be called is 'barrier wood'

I learned that when a tree is injured it walls off the decay and prevents the spread of the decay by sealing off the damage with barrier wood that is unsuitable for the spread of the disease organism.

This oak tree is in my yard and you can see the barrier wood that it has formed around these old injuries.

The barrier wood that I found on the ground in the woods must be pretty tough! Much of the rest of the tree had rotted away.

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[melinda010100]

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[jlufer]

Hello dear friend @ melinda010100 good afternoon
What a beautiful post, very interesting what you let us know, I did not know this terminology for the cure of a wounded tree, I really appreciate that you let us know this information and the beautiful photographs
have a wonderful night and a happy rest

[melinda010100]

Thanks! I still wonder if there is an actual name for that circle of wood! Maybe someone knows and will tell us but 'barrier wood' was the only term I found.

[redheadpei]

I don’t think I’ve heard the term ‘Barrier wood’ before and it’s a great word for this . Trees are smart to seal off the decay so it doesn’t affect the rest of the tree.

[melinda010100]

That was the only description that I found for it. Maybe someone else know another name for it! They are smart, aren't they?

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[thesobuz]

Great one !!

[melinda010100]

Thank you! 😘

[bhattg]

Wow such an amazing captured 😍🙏

[melinda010100]

Thanks! I thought it was rather odd!

[bhattg]

everyone will see it like their way 😬

[brittandjosie]

What an original entry and I see those everywhere in my steemit days I used this for the Google eyes contest

[melinda010100]

I must have missed those! I have never seen this before.

[hive-127788]

Nature is wise and always manages :-). "Barrier wood" is probably the most appropriate term. In the human world, a "scar" would correspond to this. However, it is not wood. The tree "heals" (in case of great damage) only the damaged bark and mesh (bast) so that it does not leak nutrients and sap. For minor damage, he heals the entire "wound".
So it's actually "condensed" bark.

Thank you for participating in the weekly challenge @melinda010100.

[melinda010100]

Nature is wise! Thanks for hosting this contest. It takes a while to get the word out about any new contest.