Silver Birch
My friend decided to prune a Silver Birch, out of the branches where he cut is now a steady flow of what appears to be water. Does anyone know why or what this is. He says the ground is quite wet, but not especially so. Is there anything he needs to do to stop the water flowing out the end of cut branch?
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Probably best to leave it as is, any treatment of the cuts is likely to seal in disease. |
Silver Birch
Julia wrote in
: My friend decided to prune a Silver Birch, out of the branches where he cut is now a steady flow of what appears to be water. Does anyone know why or what this is. He says the ground is quite wet, but not especially so. Is there anything he needs to do to stop the water flowing out the end of cut branch? it's sap. the tree is 'bleeding'. it will stop when the tree is able to grow scar tissue over the pruning wounds. how long that takes depends on the tree, the time of year, etc. lee -- war is peace freedom is slavery ignorance is strength 1984-George Orwell |
Silver Birch
Your friend just mistimed the pruning, birch and maple would be better
off pruned late season (August) because as you have witnessed they bleed. Do not apply anything to the wound. |
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