Does this wound need special care?

[Retired Climber]

It would make a really interesting resource if we all took photos of wounds each year to document development of the healing process. Maybe on our own trees, or trees of regular clients for whom we do regular work. 

[Rich Rule]

3 hours ago, tgoetheyn said:

5 minutes of my time once a year is the least I can do for the advice i got 😉

Even so, many people post and ghost.

 

thanks for following it up.

 

 

[Steve Bullman]

1 hour ago, Retired Climber said:

It would make a really interesting resource if we all took photos of wounds each year to document development of the healing process. Maybe on our own trees, or trees of regular clients for whom we do regular work. 

I had a really interesting photo a few years ago. I removed some old Beech trees that had been spiked on many years previously. Cut a cross section of the wound out of it, sanded it and oiled it to expose the grain and damage better. Alas I am pretty crap at documenting my photos and dont have it any more.

[Retired Climber]

10 minutes ago, Steve Bullman said:

I had a really interesting photo a few years ago. I removed some old Beech trees that had been spiked on many years previously. Cut a cross section of the wound out of it, sanded it and oiled it to expose the grain and damage better. Alas I am pretty crap at documenting my photos and dont have it any more.

I've still got some pieces of tree in the garage somewhere that I used to use to show clients why we don't top trees. Basically, tops of 'topped' stems that had decayed down past the point at which other branches were anchored. 

[Mick Dempsey]

So retop em.

[tgoetheyn2]

Ok, had to make a new account because facebook login wouldn't work, but here I am again with a new Follow-up photo 😉

[Steve Bullman]

Trees on steroids! That’s done a remarkable good job in a short space of time. Thanks for the update 

[Will C]

It goes to show sometimes nature does know what it’s doing!

[daltontrees]

7 hours ago, tgoetheyn2 said:

Ok, had to make a new account because facebook login wouldn't work, but here I am again with a new Follow-up photo 😉

 

Thanks for doing this, it's really reassuring to see the tree managing the wound. Numerous myths are being dispelled as we watch.

[Lowestoft Firewood]

On 26/08/2022 at 17:00, Retired Climber said:

It would make a really interesting resource if we all took photos of wounds each year to document development of the healing process. Maybe on our own trees, or trees of regular clients for whom we do regular work. 

Just seen this from a while back. Duncan Slater does some really interesting posts to this effect on LinkedIn. Recommend following him https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncan-slater-phd-0a135634