Posted by kcm.MN on June 12, 2017 at 12:44:28 from (174.219.140.251):
In Reply to: lightning hits tree posted by Geo-TH,In on June 12, 2017 at 12:15:18:
I think Steve summed things up best. There's virtually no hope for the tree as-is. Over time, the tree will have an increasingly more difficult time putting out leaves, and it's the leaves that help it stay strong. Eventually, it will die and rot right where it stands.
If lightning wouldn't go to ground, then there might be a chance. But then if the roots were unharmed, the tree would have been able to heal over its wound. That's not happening.
We lost one at our last place for the same reason. Looked nice and healthy for a couple of seasons after the strike (other than the damaged spot), then started going downhill fairly quickly.
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