The patterns on that bark are curious with the black outlines. Do you know if that's some kind of sap?
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That is charring from a prescribed burn that took place a few years ago. They do it to try to help control wildfires. Supposedly safe for the trees.
It's interesting they can survive the fire. Maybe they have an evolved defense mechanism because of natural fires throughout history.