Purdue University - Extension - Forestry and Natural Resources
Got Nature? Blog
Posted on January 29th, 2016 in | Comments Off on My tree has been struck by lightning. How can I tell if it is going to die?
Death of a tree from a lightning strike is not easily diagnosed. Some trees die immediately from small external damage while others with serious scars may live on for many years. If the tree does not appear to have structural damage from the strike, give it plenty of water and wait to see if it recovers.
For more information view Trees and Lightning, publication from The Education Store, and contact a Certified Arborist.
Recent Posts
- HTIRC Continues to Protect Our Hardwood Forests
Posted: April 18, 2025 in Forestry, Timber Marketing, Woodlands - Tips to Manage Storm-Damaged Trees, Purdue Landscape Report
Posted: April 17, 2025 in Forests and Street Trees, How To, Urban Forestry - Liz Jackson Receives IHLA’s President’s Award, Featured in ANR Newsletter
Posted: in Forestry, Timber Marketing, Wildlife, Wood Products/Manufacturing, Woodlands - A Woodland Management Moment: Bottomland Forests
Posted: in Forests and Street Trees, Urban Forestry, Wildlife, Woodland Management Moment, Woodlands - When is the Peak Migration For Hummingbirds and How Can You Attract Them?
Posted: April 4, 2025 in How To, Wildlife - Smooth Patch of Oak – Purdue Landscape Report
Posted: March 27, 2025 in Forests and Street Trees, Urban Forestry, Wildlife, Woodlands - Prepared for Insects Waking Up? – PLR
Posted: March 26, 2025 in Forestry, Invasive Insects, Urban Forestry, Wildlife - ID That Tree: Invasive Autumn Olive
Posted: March 24, 2025 in Forestry, Invasive Plant Species, Urban Forestry, Wildlife, Woodlands - PPDL’s 2024 Annual Report – Enhancing Plant Health
Posted: March 21, 2025 in Forestry, Invasive Insects, Invasive Plant Species, Plants, Wildlife - Rays Sharing Their Award Winning Forest – Oak Management Forestry Field Day
Posted: March 20, 2025 in Forestry, How To, Invasive Plant Species, Wildlife, Woodlands
Archives
Categories
- Alert
- Aquaculture/Fish
- Aquatic/Aquaculture Resources
- Ask the Expert
- Christmas Trees
- Community Development
- Disease
- Drought
- Forestry
- Forests and Street Trees
- Gardening
- Got Nature for Kids
- Great Lakes
- How To
- Invasive Animal Species
- Invasive Insects
- Invasive Plant Species
- Land Use
- Natural Resource Planning
- Nature of Teaching
- Plants
- Podcasts
- Ponds
- Publication
- Safety
- Spiders
- Timber Marketing
- Uncategorized
- Urban Forestry
- Webinar
- Wildlife
- Wood Products/Manufacturing
- Woodland Management Moment
- Woodlands