Ice on limb stubs

[Training Wheels]

I just ran into these on my daily walk. It got me thinking how does this happen in the winter? Why isn't the trunk destroyed if there is water flowing. We saw two trees like this.


Thanks,

~TW

 

[PJM]

Yumm, sapsicles. Taste one next time your out. Same principle that allows us to tap maple trees for syrup production.

 

[Training Wheels]

Ok makes sense.....I'll have to do some reading on why the tree trunk doesn't do the splits

BR,

~TW