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Lightning damaged trees

Lightning damage to mature trees is shown below.

Tree killed by lightning strike.

Close-up of lightning strike on a tree trunk.

Lightning often causes bark to separate from the wood.

 

Here are two lightning strikes that closed over.

Lightning struck many years ago eventually causing decay well inside the trunk.

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