"KOS" wrote in message
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Ive got a Dwarf Japanese maple that has its trunk split from the heavy
snowfall from winter. An arborist says it will be 400 dollars to cable
it and put a few screws in it.. It will cost me 150 to buy a
replacement...
I am not familiar with screws to trees etc... Will this fix the tree?
He says Japanese maple dont have much disease so I shouldnt have any
problems,
Any one experiene this before, any advice would be helpful

A lot depends on what you have left to work with. If it can be pulled
together, a simple immediate fix is to drill a hole through the two split
pieces and run allthread with a nut and washer on either side. Leave enough
thread to release the rod a little over the years.