tree hollow
One illustrated example of tree hollow.
Natural trunk hollow in a living mature oak (Quercus robur)
All languages
- English
- tree hollow
- Norwegian
- hulrom i tre
- Japanese
- 木の洞 — きのほら — kinohora
- Korean
- 속이 빈 나무 — sogi bin namu
- Spanish
- hueco de árbol
- French
- arbre creux
- German
- Baumhöhle
Beta edition. Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.
Reference sources
- US Forest Service hazard-tree guide — wounds can admit decay; later growth may seal the wound with callus while decay becomes a hollow cylinder inside a sound wood shell
- US Forest Service — compartmentalized decay can cause hollow trees while the living tree survives with a healthy crown
- US Forest Service Silvics — living northern white-cedar stems can decay and become hollow with exposed wood