well written article

[chris hennelly]

too wet today so jus' looking around t'net;regenerating hollow trees on a site called TREE BUZZ..........

[treequip]

too wet today so jus' looking around t'net;regenerating hollow trees on a site called TREE BUZZ..........

 

How do you regenerate a tree? Surely you need to be a time lord to do such things, even that's not without risk, it could come out looking like Sylvester McCoy

[peatff]

You should really put a link in when you are telling people about your finds.

[treeseer]

REGENERATING HOLLOW TREES FOR LIFE | TreeBuzz

 

quip, maybe they're talking about PARTS of trees regenerating, as often happens following a proper dose of retrenchment pruning.

 

Chris does that sound about right?

[chris hennelly]

Yup,that would be my understanding......pretty sure rejuvenation pruning used to be a term for similar pruning.

I would have put a link to the article but don't know how! Sorry.

[treeseer]

This type of pruning is not understood well in the US because people confuse it with coronetting and fracture pruning.

 

As I understand it, smaller cuts made to growth points lead to faster closure and controlled rejuvenation.

 

Fracturing and coronetting and other intentional wounding, even if they saved all the baby whales and the koalas too, will never be generally accepted in the US. Bore cuts in branch ends for cavity nesters are not invasive, so they are an easier sell.

 

One company advocates rip cuts, but only on dead trees