September 15th, 2012. We drove over Patterson
Gap Road from Betty’s Creek Road to Persimmon Road. Patterson Gap lies on the
Tennessee Valley Divide in the Chattahoochee National Forest. The road is
graveled and water erosion has produced some rough sections.
Half way up the road to the summit at Patterson
Gap, we found this tree…
A sapsucker, or perhaps many sapsuckers, have
enjoyed sap from this tree and probably over may seasons.
A closer view. Note some oyster mushrooms also
growing on the trunk.
We’ve had sapsuckers work trees at our place but
not to this extent.
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Related post:
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: Right Under Our Noses
