Prowler

The only thing i would say is chop that wayward root off, it does nothing for the look of yer tree, and ain't doing nothing. Cheers

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JTGJr25

I know what you mean, trust me it bothers me. Thats not the only one that needs to be removed. I decided not to touch them until next year when I do the repot.

Tom

Prowler

Tom
If it is growing at the moment i would chop it of now, why wait until next year, i am only speaking about that one root. Cheers.

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JTGJr25

Ok, if you say so. I'll lop it off this weekend.

Tom

JTGJr25

By the way mine is an ulmus corticata.

Tom

JTGJr25

I was observing the base of my tree today and saw a bit of the bark coming out a little awkward for my liking, nothing unusual for the corky bark. Well when it came off there was a "point coming out of the little piece of bark. It looked exactly like a newly formed root. It left a small hole in the trunk that doesn't go anywhere and there was another one right next to it. I believe it may very will just be a root forming on the inside, it has been raining a lot lately so the moisture may have caused this. I figured I'd ask anyway just to find out if this fits the description of any insect. I'm sorry I didn't take a pic because I ended up tearing it apart to see what it could possibly be.

I hope you can ease my concerns.

Tom

Shady Side Bonsai

Your right Tom it is tough with out a picture . So I'll play devils advocate just to give you some food for thought and things to eliminate from the list that might be the cause.

Elms are on the menu for borers, something in the past I have dealt with when concerning elms. Look closely in the soil directly below the hole for fine particles of wood and I do mean fine, Those buggers little choppers are small so the wood dust can go unnoticed.
Another possible cause is the formation of a gall. Gall is extremely common in elms, at least here in the mid Atlantic. It will start out as a small bulbous kind of node and attaching itself to the trees living tissue. As the tree grows sometimes it will create a hole in the old wood as the new cambium envelopes it. In later stages you will see sap that almost looks like amber oozing and creating a hard crust. I would kind of doubt this is the culprit but a possibility.

In all likelihood your original diagnosis is probably what it is. Nothing like your own set of eyes and gut instinct to determine whether this is a detriment to your tree. Just keep an eye on it, if things evolve past this observation then dig deeper.

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JTGJr25

Thanks for the reply Tom. Your right I'm about 99% sure it was just a wayward root developing under the bark. It couldn't be a borer because the bark was covering the spot where this was I just happened to rub it off at the exact spot. I'll keep an eye on it but I'm fairly certain it will be fine.

Tom