General Bark Trimming Question

[Amelanchier]

it might heal but it just as likely to allow disease into the tree.....but thats all irrelevant as the trunk, particularly on a fast growing tree like a euc, is going to increase in girth farily qickly and push the fence out of alignement in no time anyway!

 

Wot Steve said.

[newbie01]

so best off leaving alone to heal naturally then.

[ging]

so best off leaving alone to heal naturally then.

 

yeah, and get ready to redirct your fence in a few years time.

[newbie01]

Redirect for falling down or expansion of girth? I'm actually thinking about taking the panel away from the tree now from the advice given and making up a couple of panels and joining them to the tree directly, as the tree has totaly screwed up my boundary line......Hopefully I'll have some pics of the cut at the weekend. Any particular screws or nails which are a big no no for a euc?

[Mesterh]

Any particular screws or nails which are a big no no for a euc?

 

Use the same type that you would want to be nailed into you

Ie NOTHING.

[cerneARB]

Use the same type that you would want to be nailed into you

Ie NOTHING.

 

ditto.

[Dean Lofthouse]

If the tree eventually has to come down (normally because of inappropriate euc planting) the Tree Surgeon who takes it down will not thank you for putting nails or screws into the trunk.

 

Try and get posts in either side of the main trunk inbetween roots to fasten the fence to. If you use fence panels you will end up making it hard for yourself as you have set 6ft spacings

[newbie01]

OK.....another bad idea of mine, I'll just leave the fence 'dog legging' around the euc (re visit the problem in a couple of years), thanks for the help. I'll still try to get a pic up.

[benedmonds]

it might heal but it just as likely to allow disease into the tree.....but thats all irrelevant as the trunk, particularly on a fast growing tree like a euc, is going to increase in girth farily qickly and push the fence out of alignement in no time anyway!

 

Trees don't heal.. They compartmentalise.. Otherwise I'd agree.

[Mesterh]

If you can get the photo sorted I'm sure someone can come up with a solution that will help you and the tree

 

Yep trees seal not heal