I have a 35 year old Frankinia that has been slowly self pruning. We
are currently down to a Y shape which I had hoped to avoid. This is the
only tree we own that some folks call about sometimes to inquire on it's
status. Some sort of registry? We love having a tree that blooms in
august that also has some local lore attached to it. Franklinia was
named for Ben franklin by his friend John Bartram. None exist in the
wild ! Weird !!

Well yesterday I noticed a split forming between the two major
branches. The main trunk is about 5 inch in diameter and the two
branches about half of that. I was wondering about support. My Dad who
knows a lot more than I said Drill it and put a rod with treads thru it.
Use large washers and bolt it four times. Two on each branch,

Any thought on dealing with this issue?

Many Thanks!

Bill

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