GardenBanter.co.uk - View Single Post - Alternatives to "Seal & Heal" for bark damage

20-12-2005, 09:57 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

wrote:
We have a moderate sized orchard which has suffered some damage from
(presumably) deer and would like to treat the trunks to help them heal
and to discourage further attacks. In previous years we have used
Arbrex Seal and Heal which seems quite effective but it would make
sense to buy in larger quantites or a cheaper alternative if possible.

30years ago my Grandfather used to use red oxide paint. It seemed to
work fine. Of course, black would be visually less intrusive....

When I worked in apple orchards we kept a spray of Jeyes' fluid with
us. Any branches broken off we just flooded the end with diluted
jeyes, and left them.