blue cedar

[Lee Winger]

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..

[D Mc]

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

[Andy R]

turns out is is honey fungus, being taken down tomorrow.

[Amelanchier]

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.

[Khriss]

Awww- was just getting into this an 'splat' -we get an answer......you should have put a 'pm me fr answer' post

 

K