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Old 07-11-2011, 08:44 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Broken Tree Fixable?

"Gary Brown" wrote:

Last week's snow storm broke the top of a pine tree that has
some sentimental value. The top is not completely off, just
bent down. Is it possible to fix it? How?


What kind of pine tree, and are you sure it's pine and not some other
conifer... usually when people don't know what conifer they call all
pine. A picture would help greatly. If the leader is badly fractured
it may be best to just lop it off... however usually with conifers a
new leader will develop on its own anyway. I wouldn't make any
decisions or do anything until you see what occurs come spring... a
leader would be very supple/springy, can easily heal itself so that in
a year or two you'd not be able to find the damaged spot.