Hi there

I have a very large Spruce tree in a garden that I am looking after. The
tree has a large hole about the size of a Rugby Ball in one of the branches.

If we have a bad storm the branch may collapse causing damage to a Tennis
Court.

The owner does not want to remove the branch, preferring to fill the hole
and wedge the branch so that it will not fall.

Would anyone be able to recommend a non-toxic tree filler and supplier?

Thanks in anticipation

Ron Green

"Ronald Green" wrote:

Hello Ronald

RG I have a very large Spruce tree in a garden that I am
RG looking after. The tree has a large hole about the size of a
RG Rugby Ball in one of the branches.
RG If we have a bad storm the branch may collapse causing
RG damage to a Tennis Court.
RG The owner does not want to remove the branch, preferring to
RG fill the hole and wedge the branch so that it will not fall.

Not a good plan. Propping /can/ work, but only for relatively short
branches and ONLY where it's sheltered. In a storm the whole tree
moves an awful lot and any propping is gonna fall away. Looks
ridiculous too, although for heavy cropping fruit trees it can be
temporarily neccessary.

RG Would anyone be able to recommend a non-toxic tree filler
RG and supplier?

Why would you fill the hole? Just in case this isn't a troll - filling
the hole will achieve precisely nothing, won't add anything to the
strength and is likely to induce even more rot.

The only viable solution, if it is dangerous, is to remove it, or at
least shorten the branch so that there isn't enough weight on that
fault to cause failure.

--
Simon Avery, Dartmoor, UK Ý http://www.digdilem.org/

"Ronald Green" wrote in message ...
Hi there

I have a very large Spruce tree in a garden that I am looking after. The
tree has a large hole about the size of a Rugby Ball in one of the branches.

If we have a bad storm the branch may collapse causing damage to a Tennis
Court.

The owner does not want to remove the branch, preferring to fill the hole
and wedge the branch so that it will not fall.

Would anyone be able to recommend a non-toxic tree filler and supplier?


It'll fall. The best bet is a Y-shaped crutch firmly fixed underneath,
beyond the centre of gravity, such as you sometimes see holding up old
apple trees: but that would presumably be in the precious tennis
court! But it'll fall. Subject to correction from a wiser head, I'd
say that once a fungal infection has made a hole that big, it can only
get worse, whatever you do.

Stuff the tennis court: what if it falls on the owner's mother or
child? And it will fall: a gallon of beer on me for you and the owner
if it's still there and alive in five years.

Mike.

"Ronald Green" wrote in message
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Hi there

I have a very large Spruce tree in a garden that I am looking after. The
tree has a large hole about the size of a Rugby Ball in one of the
branches.

If we have a bad storm the branch may collapse causing damage to a Tennis
Court.

The owner does not want to remove the branch, preferring to fill the hole
and wedge the branch so that it will not fall.

Would anyone be able to recommend a non-toxic tree filler and supplier?

It will not work. The branch is going to fall into the tennis court sooner
or later. Removal is the only option.

Franz