The mark of death - elm bark beetle tunnels exposed after the tree has died and the bark fallen away. It is a fungal infection being spread by the beetles that kills the tree.

The mark of death - elm bark beetle tunnels exposed after the tree has died and the bark fallen away. It is a fungal infection being spread by the beetles that kills the tree.
huh... never seen 'the curse mark of death' before, but that really is quite similar, isn't it?