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Yeah whats the deal with these nuserymen not prunning out co-dominent stems, I see it all the time, even on trees recently planted.

 

Matty and Pete are right i'd deal with the weak union , before I got to worried about the trees condition..

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:hmmmm: Ok boys, let's put our thinking caps back on for a minute.

 

The turn in this discussion kind of reminds me of one of my wife's favorite sayings: "The operation was successful, but the patient died."

 

The co-dom is an obvious flaw; however, as any of you who have worked on these trees know, their limb structure is fiercely co-dependent. If you look at the full tree in picture one, you will see the top has knitted together by the branch structure. This should go a long way to relieving the stress of the co-dom; at least for now.

 

Assessing the tree's entire health and stability gives you the information necessary to devise a proper plan.

 

Dave

  • 11 months later...
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Perhaps the impact of the twin stems is disrupting vascualr flow? I've seen subordinate limbs with tight included bark unions dieback on Pinus spp. Add in a dry spell and a bit of normal mature tissue dysfunction and your Robert is your Dads brother.

 

Problem with my theory is - its a dead end. :(

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