Sheets, plates, or long strips of bark on the ground or hanging loose from the trunk. Under them, smooth pale wood with no green layer when you scratch it with a thumbnail. Often a vertical bare strip running up one side, sometimes with a black, gray, or tan crust on the exposed wood. The normal version looks different: sycamore, river birch, shagbark hickory, and silver maple shed thin curls or plates evenly all over, the wood beneath looks fresh, and the canopy is full.
Not urgent
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Bark does not fall off living wood. Wherever it sloughs, the cambium underneath died some time ago and that section of trunk stopped moving water and sugar — the shedding is the aftermath, not the event. The number that decides everything is how much of the trunk's circumference is involved. A strip is a wound the tree grows around. A band all the way around is a girdle, and everything above it is finished whether it looks green today or not.
This is normally a tree trimming job, which around here runs $250 to $1,400 depending on size and access. Treat that as a range, not a quote — nobody can price it without seeing it.
820 S Roena St, Indianapolis, IN 46241
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Jenny Rollins · 2 years ago · Google
1401 Lindley Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46241
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4484 N Vinewood Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46254
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Nikki · 2 months ago · Google
5150 Mecca St, Indianapolis, IN 46241
“Condados Tree Service was able to come out and give me a free quote and put me in their calendar immediately to get an extremely large tree removed…”
Ashe Amos · a year ago · Google
5050 Freyn Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46254
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Roberta Arsenault · 2 months ago · Google
6565 Coffman Rd Bldg D, Indianapolis, IN 46268
“I was thoroughly impressed with the BR Tree Service team that came out recently, braving the harsh cold (though thankfully it was sunny) to trim my…”
Shannon Rogers · 6 months ago · Google
1360 E 30th St, Indianapolis, IN 46205
“I had asked multiple tree companies to remove a partially fallen Ash tree that was lodged in between an adjacent tree. No company would touch it…”
Jeff C. Indianapolis · 4 months ago · Google
4404 W 72nd St, Indianapolis, IN 46268
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Donna Collins · 4 months ago · Google
7059 Eagle Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46278
“I was looking for some sidewalk repair and Mr. Martinez was recommended. Absolutely top-quality work at a very reasonable cost. Ruben is a consummate…”
Clint Collins · 2 years ago · Google
4180 N Keystone Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46205
“We are absolutely thrilled with the work Brad and Nova Tree Care did on 3 of our backyard trees. Probably the best experience, and price, we’ve had…”
Kathryn DeCloedt · 3 months ago · Google
2213 E 45th St, Indianapolis, IN 46205
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Jacque Green · 4 months ago · Google
5340 W 79th St, Indianapolis, IN 46268
“Evergreen Landscaping of Indiana has been hands down the best lawn care and landscaping company I’ve used. From weekly lawn mowing to full…”
Info Eagle arborist · 6 months ago · Google
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