Product to seal cut wound on tree?

[treequip]

I think it was. It was also water based as opposed to tar.

 

We used Lac Balsam in Germany until the early 90's, for a small wound a full covering and for a dinner plate size just the cambium, it stuck to your pants and all your kit.

[Ian C]

But what about arborex?

 

What about it?

 

Proven fact sealers do more harm than good .

[18 stoner]

What about it?

 

Proven fact sealers do more harm than good .

 

Come on Ian, catch up!

[Graham]

We used Lac Balsam in Germany until the early 90's, for a small wound a full covering and for a dinner plate size just the cambium, it stuck to your pants and all your kit.

 

It did but I remember it used to wash off your hands with water and the brushes came up ok as long as it hadn't dried.

[treebloke]

When the hurricane hit in 87 we found some French stuff which came in a green tub, it was much easier to apply than Arbrex but I cant remember the name. Haven't used it since then, thank god. It took ages to convince some customers we didn't use it anymore.

[treebloke]

Don't use it, it causes rot and then you have to fill the hole with concrete.

 

We felled and old Sycamore last week, it was full of concrete, must have done some thing because there was no external signs that there had been a cavity and we didn't know it was there until....cutting away and then....oh b*ll*x.

[Jesse]

Iodine .

[Paul Cleaver]

wound paints have been proven to do no good - however if youblow torch the wound this will kill any bacteria and tree slugs, which are the main causes of decay in trees.

[treequip]

wound paints have been proven to do no good - however if youblow torch the wound this will kill any bacteria and tree slugs, which are the main causes of decay in trees.

 

What's a tree slug? Is it like a regular slug only with an NPTC?

 

How does this sub species of slug cause decay?

 

How do bacteria cause decay in trees?

 

What effect will torching the wound have on the cambium? Won't you need to stay there on torch duty keeping watch for spores and bacteria ready to strike as and when needed?

 

Flame sterilisation is a valid process in the right place but if applied to trees it's about as impractical as it gets.

 

I wonder if Fungi cause decay in trees?

[woody paul]

When I worked for someone he used Car underseal good stuff it stuck to every thing. There's a tree near me that has still got some on a wound from work after the 87 hurricane.