Cut or not to cut burnt tree

[Marky Mark]

My 94 year old friend had a fire and his Dog kennel-hang out barn burnt to the ground. He is going to rebuild the 35x60 barn. The is a tree that provides shade and it was burnt in the fire. I would like to know if this tree should be removed or left to see another spring. The burned area starts about 1 foot from the ground and goes up about 25 feet.
This cinged area of the oak tree is about 1.5 inches deep.

 

[Marky Mark]

Another look.

 

[Marky Mark]

One more shot.Not the best pic but it can give you an idea, the area is about half way around the tree.
Thanks

 

[William Hord]

wont make it

that tree will not make it most trees that have been burned dont make it.A lot times i have seen trees even with smoke damage dont make it. did the leaves get burned off if so i dont think it will make it. let me know how it turns out.

 

[Marky Mark]

This tree was burned last week. The pictures were taken 9 days after the fire.

 

[treeclimber165]

With the cambium layer beneath the bark crispified over halfway around the trunk, I do not think the tree has much chance for survival. Even more important is the fact that the trunk is dead over halfway around so even if it lives it will pose a serious safety risk at some point in the future.
I'd have it removed while it is still safe to climb. The tree is an accident waiting to happen if it is left.

 

[NeTree]

Be on the safe side, 86 it.

 

[mikecross23]

My dad has been using the same burn pile for about 5 or 6 years to burn dead stuff from his property. Three nearby small trees have been scorched on one side. They are all healing over well, kind of like minor lightning damage would close over. If we were to never burn there again, I think they would hold on.

The severity of these burns was nothing compared to the pics that Marky Mark posted. The damage has been mildly gradual and there is zero chance of damage if they were to fail.

I would think that it would be safer to remove it now before it rots up the side and become a hazard later.

-Mike-

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

It can be a funny thing, I've seen scorched bark survive and bark barely singed die back.

It all depends on how hot the temp gets inside. If the cambium boils, scorch, or chars.

In all likelyhood that part of the tree is damaged, how important is the tree to the property, what condition was it in before the fire, what species of oak is it....

The guy is 94, maybe it can be left for his estate to take care of in ten years when he needs to go into a nursing home.

Unless the owner has a very low risk tolerance, I would prefer to wait and see. 1 because it will be a long time before it is a high failure risk, 2 it may never be, 3 you can learn a lot monitoring the tree.

That all said, what impact will barn construction have on the root zone of the tree, and how will having the barn there effect the cost of removal?