Will my trees live?

[Flint Mitch]

We recently purchased a house, and the previous owner shot up 2 of the large trees. One is an oak and I'm not sure on the other. Both seem healthy currently but I'm not really sure how long ago it happened. I'd like to keep these trees around if possible. But if they fall there's a good chance my house will get hit

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[Ronaldo]

Don't think that it will bother them at all. The tree wi likely just heal and grow right over those holes.

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[huskyboy]

Other one looks like a beech

 

[PissRev]

They should be just fine. Did the projectiles penetrate all the way through? Seems unlikely due to the size of the trunks.

 

[Dub11]

Years ago a hedge tree that was shot at at my buddy's place split after taking a couple 1000 rounds.

 

[Flint Mitch]

They should be just fine. Did the projectiles penetrate all the way through? Seems unlikely due to the size of the trunks.

No it appears to be handgun rounds and probably only penetrated a couple inches

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[sawman1900]

Lead poisoning kill's a lot of things................

 

[Cat 525]

They should be ok! I live next to a fort that still practices with live rounds and they still put their timber for sale for purchase! The trees are okay in the logs would be fine but trying to sell them to a sawmill is hard because they have ammunition in them! I will not bid on them because of that!

 

[J_M____]

They should be ok. You can see in the pic they have new growth where they are healing. That a typical response from a healthy tree. Just keep an eye on the wounds, they should heal within a few years. Is the beech a slackerus sylvatica or a slackerus grandifolia? Neither heal well and are succeptible to heartwood rot, the grandifolia is a little worse at healing. The oak should heal fine, just keep an eye on the beech. Something like agri-fos or reliant applied( at proper ratio with pentrabark) as a bark drench(spring and early fall) would definitely benefit both trees.

 

[EvilRoySlade]

Big concern in Michigan is beech bark disease or so it’s been called. Essentially it’s a combo of fungus and open wounds, usually bugs but your case ammunition. It’s pretty much decimated the beech in northern Michigan and seems to be moving south. Telltale sign is seeing white spots on the bark. In just a couple years you’ll have the tree snap midway up in a wind storm.

 

[Dub11]

They should be ok! I live next to a fort that still practices with live rounds and they still put their timber for sale for purchase! The trees are okay in the logs would be fine but trying to sell them to a sawmill is hard because they have ammunition in them! I will not bid on them because of that!

Ft. Reilly sells wood?

 

[Cat 525]

They put walnut out for bid once in a while! It tons of control about when you can cut and accesss and things! Not hardly worth it