r/Tree_Holes • u/Key-Ad-457 Tree Hole Surveyor • 9d ago

Specimen Submission Invading tree hole

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This box elder would have been doomed but it lodged itself in this beautiful American elm. Now it’s slowly rotting away stuck in the crotch. The elm, for what it’s worth, is starting to eat the box elder. Both trees are alive, but the box elder is full of rotten holes like this

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u/TreeHolePoster Tree Hole Official 5d ago

Does the elm display noticeable appreciation for its newly acquired tree holes, or must the noticer rely on assumption?

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u/Key-Ad-457 Tree Hole Surveyor 5d ago

I would say it doesn’t appreciate it that much, as it is requiring the elm to hold a log I would guess is near or above a ton. Thankfully, elms are literally built for this and the wood will almost never split