The best way to help an Acer p. recover from scars is to keep it healthy.
The healthier the tree, the faster it grows. The faster it grows the faster
it heals. I had to remove two large branches from one of my maples ( large
ones). The first growing season after the cuts, scabs formed all around the
wounds. In 3 years thereafter, the scabs completely covered the wounds, and
today, the only sign of the damage is a thin line where the scabs met in
the center of the wounds. These trees are very resilient if given
sufficient sun, nutrients and water.
Marty Haber


----- Original Message -----
From: "bob campbell"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 5:00 PM
Subject: [IBC] Healing wounded bark on a Japanese Maple


On Tue, 12 Jul 2005 11:51:43 -0700, bob campbell

wrote:

Greetings:

Anyone care to share tips?

I'm guessing it was from a wiring scar. I tried leaving it alone and it
got
bigger. I tried some Minwax since the heartwood was exposed to help the
tree
while it healed, it got bigger. I now have the edges coated with vaseline
to
avoid the cambium from drying out and it seems ok.

Is there anything else I can do ( or maybe NOT do?).

Many thanls for all the tips over the years,
bob campbell
zone 7 - nor-Cal between the bay and the hills


oops - I'd better add that this is year 4 of the problem
year 1 - noticed & did nothing to a 2" tear
year 2 - removed loose bark - it appeared to be trapping moisture
year 3 - applied Minwax to the 3"x 1/2" wound
year 4 - applied vaseline (should I remove it?) to the 3 /12 " x 3/4 "
wound

luckily it's on the back side of the tree, unluckily this is the
lefthand
main branch. the tree design is sort of a asymetrical 'y'

thank you's to everyone who has already replied

bob

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