"I had shredded redwood mulch about 2-3 inches deep against the trunk." Gardener discovers concerning issue with trunk of tree: 'I don't think it will recover, sadly' first appeared on The Cool Down.

A bladder stone the size of a baseball—and with growth rings inside it just like a tree trunk—was spotted inside a 72-year-old woman. The woman, who has been paralyzed from the chest down for 30 years ...