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I have a 5 year old red oak tree in the front yard ...

I have a 5 year old red oak tree in the front yard. It's about 20 feet tall. A couple of years ago I noticed sap oozing out in an area on the trunk about 2 feet from the ground on the side facing due west. I used a sealer, and that worked until recently. Today the bark in that area is flaking off leaving a scar in the wood beneath about a foot long. Sap does not appear to be coming out.

What is this and what can I do? Should I just leave nature take it's course?

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LindaRuth Answered:

do all the branches and leaves look healthy? Trees make scar tissue as they heal and it sounds like that is what your tree did.

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Lido
Lido Answered:

Yes, the rest of the tree looks fine. Should I just leave it be?

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