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Grrrrrrr, nicked up trees
OMG, I could chew nails. My hubbie was digging a trench and hit
every tree in sight. "Well, it's just a little nick" he says. Grrrrrrrrr. More like gashes and torn bark. What should I do? I read somewhere that the black paint stuff is a bunch of hooey. I'm afraid of bugs and wasps and borers, o my! Advice please???? Raleighgirl |
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On Fri, 20 May 2005 20:53:36 GMT, "Raleighgirl"
wrote: OMG, I could chew nails. My hubbie was digging a trench and hit every tree in sight. "Well, it's just a little nick" he says. Grrrrrrrrr. More like gashes and torn bark. What should I do? I read somewhere that the black paint stuff is a bunch of hooey. I'm afraid of bugs and wasps and borers, o my! Advice please???? Raleighgirl I have a very large ash in my yard that the builders really wounded severely (a 4 foot vertical by 1 foot horizontal gash) 10 years ago. In the last ten years it has healed itself. It is amazing how the scar tissue has just slowly covered it up. I didn't do anything. So maybe your trees will do okay by themselves. Also tulip poplars that had too much dirt mounded up from the original soil level. Noticed big open sores starting on the trunks. Removed the extra dirt (once I learned how that kills trees), and those mended over, too. So hang in there. Kira |
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"Kira Dirlik" !! wrote in message ... | On Fri, 20 May 2005 20:53:36 GMT, "Raleighgirl" | wrote: | | OMG, I could chew nails. My hubbie was digging a trench and hit | every tree in sight. | "Well, it's just a little nick" he says. Grrrrrrrrr. More like | gashes and torn bark. | What should I do? I read somewhere that the black paint stuff is | a bunch of | hooey. I'm afraid of bugs and wasps and borers, o my! Advice | please???? | Raleighgirl | | | I have a very large ash in my yard that the builders really wounded | severely (a 4 foot vertical by 1 foot horizontal gash) 10 years ago. | In the last ten years it has healed itself. It is amazing how the | scar tissue has just slowly covered it up. I didn't do anything. So | maybe your trees will do okay by themselves. Also tulip poplars | that had too much dirt mounded up from the original soil level. | Noticed big open sores starting on the trunks. Removed the extra dirt | (once I learned how that kills trees), and those mended over, too. So | hang in there. | Kira That's great news Kira, thanks. We've lost so many trees from one insect or another that I'm determined not to lose more! I agree with a friend who said I should paint my hubbie with the black stuff so he'll be more careful with his tractor next time. |
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Rather than getting into trouble with your hubby and him making you sleep on
the couch, (Chuckle, chuckle, we really know he is the one on the couch.) you might try what my wife did. She wrapped the bottom foot of all the trees with pieces of an old bath towel. That protected them from my lack of weed eating skills. Dwayne "Raleighgirl" wrote in message . com... "Kira Dirlik" !! wrote in message ... | On Fri, 20 May 2005 20:53:36 GMT, "Raleighgirl" | wrote: | | OMG, I could chew nails. My hubbie was digging a trench and hit | every tree in sight. | "Well, it's just a little nick" he says. Grrrrrrrrr. More like | gashes and torn bark. | What should I do? I read somewhere that the black paint stuff is | a bunch of | hooey. I'm afraid of bugs and wasps and borers, o my! Advice | please???? | Raleighgirl | | | I have a very large ash in my yard that the builders really wounded | severely (a 4 foot vertical by 1 foot horizontal gash) 10 years ago. | In the last ten years it has healed itself. It is amazing how the | scar tissue has just slowly covered it up. I didn't do anything. So | maybe your trees will do okay by themselves. Also tulip poplars | that had too much dirt mounded up from the original soil level. | Noticed big open sores starting on the trunks. Removed the extra dirt | (once I learned how that kills trees), and those mended over, too. So | hang in there. | Kira That's great news Kira, thanks. We've lost so many trees from one insect or another that I'm determined not to lose more! I agree with a friend who said I should paint my hubbie with the black stuff so he'll be more careful with his tractor next time. |
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Here is a thing that ive done to some trees that are prone to disease such
as dogwood. when you wound them just melt a little bees was and paint it over the tear/gouge. that seals it but it's still natural. "Raleighgirl" wrote in message . com... OMG, I could chew nails. My hubbie was digging a trench and hit every tree in sight. "Well, it's just a little nick" he says. Grrrrrrrrr. More like gashes and torn bark. What should I do? I read somewhere that the black paint stuff is a bunch of hooey. I'm afraid of bugs and wasps and borers, o my! Advice please???? Raleighgirl |
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