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Old Apple Tree wound
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I have a n old apple tree with a nice shape and lovely fruit every year. But it has aon old split that has become open and rotting out from the heart of it. Its obviously a very old wound but I'd hate to lose the tree, so was wondering if there is any 'filler' I could apply to stop further rot. It faces upwards on a horizontal lower main branch and as such fills with water and debris. Also, The squirrels like this tree and clamber all over it and strip bark off which leads to dead branches. What to do here? Many thanks Mark |
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"MG" wrote in message ... Hi All I have a n old apple tree with a nice shape and lovely fruit every year. But it has aon old split that has become open and rotting out from the heart of it. Its obviously a very old wound but I'd hate to lose the tree, so was wondering if there is any 'filler' I could apply to stop further rot. It faces upwards on a horizontal lower main branch and as such fills with water and debris. Also, The squirrels like this tree and clamber all over it and strip bark off which leads to dead branches. What to do here? Would it be possible to post a picture showing overall framework of the apple tree, and possibly a pic or two showing extent of rot on upward facing branches. The squirrel activity peeling bark puzzles me, so a picture of that might be nice too, if possible. I've never known squirrels to do this; I wonder if they're getting at bark already weakened by being near old wounds. Whatever finally turns out to be wrong with the tree is probably fixable, but also probably over a spread of several years pruning sessions in mid-late winter. Not all at once! Scott |
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On 31/12/04 1:13, in article , "Scott L.
Hadley" wrote: snip Would it be possible to post a picture showing overall framework of the apple tree, and possibly a pic or two showing extent of rot on upward facing branches. Not on this newsgroup. Perhaps the OP could either post the pic in an appropriate site or email it to you? -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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Not on this newsgroup. Perhaps the OP could either post the pic in an appropriate site or email it to you? -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) Right, I knew not to post or ask for posts of images on this newsgroup. I would be fine with either the email option or posting the pic to an appropriate site. Still no guarantee of a cure, but it would be helpful to be able to see what the OP sees, if possible. Thanks, Scott |
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"MG" wrote in message ... Hi All I have a n old apple tree with a nice shape and lovely fruit every year. But it has aon old split that has become open and rotting out from the heart of it. Its obviously a very old wound but I'd hate to lose the tree, so was wondering if there is any 'filler' I could apply to stop further rot. It faces upwards on a horizontal lower main branch and as such fills with water and debris. Also, The squirrels like this tree and clamber all over it and strip bark off which leads to dead branches. What to do here? Catch the squirrels and kill them! Sorry for the lateness of this post, but I'm just trying to catch up! -- alan reply to alan(dot)holmes27(at)virgin(dot)net |
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Alan Holmes wrote:
"MG" wrote in message ... Hi All I have a n old apple tree with a nice shape and lovely fruit every year. But it has aon old split that has become open and rotting out from the heart of it. Its obviously a very old wound but I'd hate to lose the tree, so was wondering if there is any 'filler' I could apply to stop further rot. It faces upwards on a horizontal lower main branch and as such fills with water and debris. Also, The squirrels like this tree and clamber all over it and strip bark off which leads to dead branches. What to do here? Catch the squirrels and kill them! Sorry for the lateness of this post, but I'm just trying to catch up! I'd graft one or two replacements onto new stocks (Deacon's Nursery, etc), as you are going to lose this tree sooner or later. I have seen fillers used, but I don't know what they were or how long they staved off the evil day. If it would spoil the tree's looks -- and an old apple tree is among the handsomest small trees you can have -- to cut the branch off, I suspect you may just have to set a stout prop under the branch and let nature take its course. You say that rot has already taken hold, so I don't think even a coat of something waterproof like well grease would help: I speculate that it could make matters worse by cutting off the flow of air. (Where's Anton when we need him?) Mike. |
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