Travis, you are Assuming (and Hoping) that sinse one has it there may be others. But, do you know what causes the tree to go Birdseye, I don't believe it is a sub species but a growth effect. Does anyone know for sure?
I have observed that when you see a tree with burrl lumps protruding, if you look around the area, you can more often than not find another tree with similar lumps. So what causes that growth?
Some say it is a Cancer type growth and I have heard others say an insect bite often causes a burl to begin...
I wish I could find documentation that will clairafy this , does the readings you quote have such documentation? If so, then could you provide a link as I would like to read and learn the cause of such oddities in nature.