Beautiful Naked Lady

[Billhook]

Nothing like a bit of click bait to gain your attention!

I have a couple of weeping trees in my garden that I planted in 1996 .  A weeping Beech and a weeping Lime.

The first two are the Lime in Winter and the next two the Beech.  Last one the Lime in Summer

Picture of the Lime in full evening dress is beauty to behold.  I once visited an old country house where they had a fully mature tree and they had put lights inside the canopy which was spectacular at night.

The beech split down the middle about five years ago but seems to have strengthened itself around the scar

The lime, which looks like a beautiful lady in a long dress in Summer, is now naked and I can see that it too might split down the fork

Is it a good idea to somehow strap the two limbs to support them.  If it is done with metal bands then I assume that it will cut into the tree in time and if done with leather or other materials it may rot.

What do you suggest I do, if anything?

[Mick Dempsey]

Use Cobra bracing.

 

I have this in my garden.

 

 

Edited January 4, 2021 by Mick Dempsey

[monkeybusiness]

5 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Use Cobra bracing.

 

I have this in my garden.

 

 

You need to do a bit of hoeing, the borders are untidy 

[MattyF]

I’d leave it be , or use cobra if you have too like mick said ... if you do brace the tree with cobra the cables want to be two thirds above from the unions you think are week, to be honest they look fine to me.

[eggsarascal]

37 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Use Cobra bracing.

 

I have this in my garden.

 

 

Do you know where I could get one of these in the U.K.?, nothing to expensive.

[Mick Dempsey]

2 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

Do you know where I could get one of these in the U.K.?, nothing to expensive.

Sadly, they’re not hardy enough for the UK, so not available....soz.

[eggsarascal]

1 minute ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Sadly, they’re not hardy enough for the UK, so not available....soz.

I guess importing one would be difficult now as well.

 

Story of my life.

[Wonky]

Looks like someone's done a little pruning for better air flow, I guess  it’s for dryer union and less fungal growth 🧐 

[Khriss]

Bit of tip reduction, but not much. K

[Billhook]

2 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Use Cobra bracing.

 

I have this in my garden.