I have what i THINK is a shumard oak tree in my backyard. New house. I've noticed that one side of the tree has a large wound that looks kinda old. There are a lot of ants and extremely tiny little gray bugs that i cannot identify crawling around the wound. The wood in the center of this would is very brittle and spongy, this part goes maybe an inch or two deep before i see what looks like healthy wood. Now, it appears that the tree is trying to heal itself by "rolling in" from the sides of the wound. But is there anything i can do to help this tree out? Id hate to lose it.
Here are some pics.. maybe yall can help my identify for sure and find a solution.
http://i.imgur.com/ROnwN5P.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/LzxhbTK.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/d9nxLrY.jpg
also noticed alof of these
http://i.imgur.com/ioI0Nqn.jpg
