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Not 100% sure, but I think I've read that bleeding/sap loss although dramatic is not particularly harmful. The energy loss from the buds ready to open (lost to reductive pruning) is probably more important in spring pruning.

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Didn't I read somewhere that, whilst it looks a bit dramatic, it doesn't actually damage the tree any more than a normal prune in the summer?

 

If you/I think about it logically it 'bleeding wounds' could even help to flush out any harmful spores which are omni present in the air while the exposed wood begins to modify.

Maybe :confused1:

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Pruning trees when in dormancy is often regarded as the best time however pruning when they are activley growing allows them to react imediatley to the damage sustained.

Nothing is ever straight forward.

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Surely this would apply to all trees though?

 

Yes but HC is more prone to decay than say oak or beech. Mid summer is best as low spores and high response from the tree. The wound response of deciduous trees during winter is pretty low.

 

That said, tree surgeons prune all year round and what is the impact really? Also, HC will probably decay anyway irrespective of what time of year you prune.

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If you/I think about it logically it 'bleeding wounds' could even help to flush out any harmful spores which are omni present in the air while the exposed wood begins to modify.

Maybe :confused1:

 

No maybe about it mate - spot on I would say.

 

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