Question
trunk growth??
what is this on the trunk, in many places on my 17 yr old curly willow?? it is
strange and the oblong tube like bark things dry up and fall off those lumps??
is this bad and if, so, what can i do? do i need to have the tree removed? it is
about 25 feet from our townhouse in northern md. also there are alot of holes in
the ground about 1/2" diameter and brown shell like bodies of some bug??
AnswerThe trunk growth is called a burl carsed by a bacteria and will not harm the tree. The holes in the ground are from an insect called a cicada and the skins are where the cicada turned from a larvae to an adult. You more than likely hear the cicadas singing a dusk in the trees. They make a make a load buzzing sound. Some folks call them hot bugs. They lay their eggs in the twigs of trees but cause little damage.
