Silver Birch

[Tree Love]

Hi Guys

 

Just a quick one really, do you think it is to late to be reducing and shaping silver birch, a few people on site are saying yes just cut away! and some say no. will the sap be rising this soon ? i just thought i would ask the quality forum.

As i like doing everything 100%.

 

Thanks

[Dean O]

My take on it would be....

 

if your reducing a birch you wont be making large diameter cuts; they don't like it up em.

 

the sap rising into the small diameter wounds you leave will help to keep the pathogens out.

[Dean O]

so wait a bit and do it then.

[Pinkfoot]

I would think it would be fine mate,chop away.

[Dan Earp]

Yes..

[White Noise]

No wait a while if you can . If in doubt cut a small limb with your silky have a brew and if the wound starts to drip knock it on the head . We used to prune Silver Birch trees in early March back in 1993 now we would not get away with it due to Global Warming , Well that's my theory . Now we prune Birch tree's up until mid Jan . Even then sometimes the wound will bleed profusely . So we will stop and return later in the year .

Edited January 23, 2014 by White Noise