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03-07-2007, 01:45 PM posted to triangle.gardens
Derek Mark Edding
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Help to save my apple tree...
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My daughter ran into my apple tree with the lawn mower and damaged it.
The photos of the are damage he
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9600886@N03/?saved=1/
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I need suggestions on what I can do to save this tree.
Wow, that must have been quite a hit with that mower. It looks more
like a tornado struck.
You can find some help by googling for "tree damage" and "repair". I
found this site that looks pretty promising.
http://www.kbs.msu.edu/extension/storm
If you search on "tree pruning sealer", you can find commercial products
that can be used to protect cracked or removed branch stumps. However,
there's advice about when to use them, and when not:
http://cahe.nmsu.edu/ces/yard/2001/021001.html
Disclaimer: I am not a tree doctor. I've helped a lot more of them
leave this mortal coil than I like to think about...
-dreq
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