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Should I fill hole in tree?
Hurricane Isabel left a huge branch from my Bradford Pear on the front lawn.
I know these trees are prone to wind damage and it sure was damaged. A fairly deep wound (like a deep pocket) now exists and I'm not sure what to do. I sprayed some insect spray on it to discourage insects from moving in and added some brown spray paint to 'seal' the wood a little. (Anyone cringing yet?) Hey, if it's a goner, it's fate. But I want to give it a little chance and am mostly worried about water collecting in there and rot starting. Is there anything made to fill the hole? Cement perhaps? (NOW I see the eyebrows going up!) I don't want to spend money for a tree doctor since this wasn't the best choice for a streetside tree anyway. The shallow roots are lifting the sidewalk. Any advice is welcome! Thanks. Ted |
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Should I fill hole in tree?
If you are worried about water collecting in the bottom of the "pocket", you
could try drilling a small drainage hole at the bottom of it. But really, why not just go with the flow and have the tree taken down. If the current damage heals, you are still vulnerable in any future storm. What would you rather have five years from now, a struggling, mis-shaped Bradford pear waiting for the next storm, that's still lifting the sidewalk, or an attractive replacement tree just reaching it's stride? I'm as sentimental about plants, especially trees, as the next person, but sometimes you have to make the leap of faith and remove a specimen that's not working out. I lost a large plum tree in a thunderstorm years ago, and was heartbroken, but the tree I replaced it with (a zelkova) has worked out much better in that spot, and the experience has taught me to try and be objective. Cheers, Sue -- Zone 6, Southcentral PA "Ted S." wrote in message ... Hurricane Isabel left a huge branch from my Bradford Pear on the front lawn. I know these trees are prone to wind damage and it sure was damaged. A fairly deep wound (like a deep pocket) now exists and I'm not sure what to do. I sprayed some insect spray on it to discourage insects from moving in and added some brown spray paint to 'seal' the wood a little. (Anyone cringing yet?) Hey, if it's a goner, it's fate. But I want to give it a little chance and am mostly worried about water collecting in there and rot starting. Is there anything made to fill the hole? Cement perhaps? (NOW I see the eyebrows going up!) I don't want to spend money for a tree doctor since this wasn't the best choice for a streetside tree anyway. The shallow roots are lifting the sidewalk. Any advice is welcome! Thanks. Ted |
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Should I fill hole in tree?
Is there anything made to fill the hole? Cement perhaps? (NOW I see the eyebrows going up!) I don't want to spend money for a tree doctor since this wasn't the best choice for a streetside tree anyway. The shallow roots are lifting the sidewalk. Any advice is welcome! Thanks. Ted No, leave the cavity alone. Anything you add will only make problems worse. Drilling a drain can spread decay from dead wood into healthy tissue. The water that collects will stop air from geting to bacteria and help, not hurt. Add mosquito dunks if necessary. Or just cut the tree down and start over with a better species. Keith For more info about the International Society of Arboriculture, please visit http://www.isa-arbor.com/home.asp. For consumer info about tree care, visit http://www.treesaregood.com/ |
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Should I fill hole in tree?
I'm glad you posted this, it counts as my "learn something new everyday" for
today. Cheers, Sue -- Zone 6, Southcentral PA Drilling a drain can spread decay from dead wood into healthy tissue. The water that collects will stop air from geting to bacteria and help, not hurt. Add mosquito dunks if necessary. Keith For more info about the International Society of Arboriculture, please visit http://www.isa-arbor.com/home.asp. For consumer info about tree care, visit http://www.treesaregood.com/ |
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Should I fill hole in tree?
Keep the hole clean and allow the tree to heal itself. Thou, I'd
remove the entire tree if it were doing sidewalk damage. The smell of these trees in bloom is horrible. On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 14:47:32 -0400, "Ted S." wrote: Hurricane Isabel left a huge branch from my Bradford Pear on the front lawn. I know these trees are prone to wind damage and it sure was damaged. A fairly deep wound (like a deep pocket) now exists and I'm not sure what to do. I sprayed some insect spray on it to discourage insects from moving in and added some brown spray paint to 'seal' the wood a little. (Anyone cringing yet?) Hey, if it's a goner, it's fate. But I want to give it a little chance and am mostly worried about water collecting in there and rot starting. Is there anything made to fill the hole? Cement perhaps? (NOW I see the eyebrows going up!) I don't want to spend money for a tree doctor since this wasn't the best choice for a streetside tree anyway. The shallow roots are lifting the sidewalk. Any advice is welcome! Thanks. Ted |
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Should I fill hole in tree?
On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 00:46:16 GMT, "SugarChile"
wrote: I'm glad you posted this, it counts as my "learn something new everyday" for today. Cheers, Sue glad to help--you've been the victim of a very common misconception which I'm happy to dispel. K For more info about the International Society of Arboriculture, please visit http://www.isa-arbor.com/home.asp. For consumer info about tree care, visit http://www.treesaregood.com/ |
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Should I fill hole in tree?
In article ,
says... The water that collects will stop air from geting to bacteria and help, not hurt. Add mosquito dunks if necessary. Won't what you gain by stopping the bacterial problems be lost by the interior wood fungal problem created by the trapped water? -- http://home.comcast.net/~larflu/owl1.jpg Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!! |
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Should I fill hole in tree?
there are more bacteria that grow underwater and without oxygen than those that do.
Ingrid The water that collects will stop air from geting to bacteria and help, not hurt. Add ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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Should I fill hole in tree?
bacteria live in water or extremely moist conditions, fungi in less moist conditions.
Lar wrote: In article , says... The water that collects will stop air from geting to bacteria and help, not hurt. Add mosquito dunks if necessary. Won't what you gain by stopping the bacterial problems be lost by the interior wood fungal problem created by the trapped water? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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Should I fill hole in tree?
In article ,
says... bacteria live in water or extremely moist conditions, fungi in less moist conditions. Less moist as in wood above the water line a bit that the wood has absorbed enough moisture suitable for the fungi to develop. -- http://home.comcast.net/~larflu/owl_b.jpg Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!! |
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Should I fill hole in tree?
I would put the concrete in the hole. It will make the pears a little harder.
"Ted S." wrote in message ... Hurricane Isabel left a huge branch from my Bradford Pear on the front lawn. I know these trees are prone to wind damage and it sure was damaged. A fairly deep wound (like a deep pocket) now exists and I'm not sure what to do. I sprayed some insect spray on it to discourage insects from moving in and added some brown spray paint to 'seal' the wood a little. (Anyone cringing yet?) Hey, if it's a goner, it's fate. But I want to give it a little chance and am mostly worried about water collecting in there and rot starting. Is there anything made to fill the hole? Cement perhaps? (NOW I see the eyebrows going up!) I don't want to spend money for a tree doctor since this wasn't the best choice for a streetside tree anyway. The shallow roots are lifting the sidewalk. Any advice is welcome! Thanks. Ted |
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Should I fill hole in tree?
In article e4e73e6e.0309241211.2ebeb568
@posting.google.com, says... I would put the concrete in the hole. It will make the pears a little harder. I don't think those marble sized fruits could get any harder. :P -- http://home.comcast.net/~larflu/oha9.jpg Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!! |
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