And neither look like they are doing well.

May 02, The heat of the sun, particularly bouncing off of snow, following freezing weather causes the bark to crack; continued hot/cold fluctuations increase the damage. Willows are especially prone to sunscald and other damaging frost cracks. Jul 21, Willow Tree Disease and Bark Peeling Off Willow trees are subject to a number of diseases and insect pests, although these pests usually affect the.

May 09, Sometimes when trees are drought stressed, the cells may shrink and the bark becomes loose due to the constriction of the cambial tissues (where the xylem and phloem and growth cells live).

This can cause the bark to slough. Another factor could be sunscald, like you mentioned, which actually causes the bark to split due to freeze/thaw. Apr 22, The dropping leaves can be a symptom of foliar diseases which weakens the tree, or it could be the results of an insect pest feeding on the petioles of the leaves.

There are many pests which can cause leaf drop.

It's hard to tell on the photos

Another possible cause is the response to abiotic disorders which is typically a complex of treeclear.barted Reading Time: 2 mins. Aug 31, You can wrap the tree in winter, with a light-blocking, but breathable material like burlap, to shade the bark. Whatever the case, this is a willow, so it's not likely to die. It will probably heal over in time, and the center will probably get heart rot (common in willows). If it does need to be cut down, it will surely regrow from the stump.

There are too many to repot so what do I do I hate to just pull them off and throw them awa

Jun 17, Hardwood trees that have peeling bark may be suffering from a fungal disease called Hypoxylon canker. Peeling bark caused by this disease is accompanied by yellowing and wilting leaves and dying branches.

In addition, the wood under the peeling bark is covered with a mat of fungus. Jun 22, This tree was started about 5 years ago from a stem which had been cut off another tree.

Now look at it!!!

My question: Is the bark and trunk supposed to look like this?? Kind of gnarly and like the bark is peeling off? It seems to be perfectly healty when you look at the leaves.