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Thank you everyone for all the really interesting, helpful (and entertaining) thoughts and advice. We’ll take some time to get the tree looked at in person and digest all the information before deciding what to do next but I’ll post an update. They obviously didn’t realise how big it would get when it was planted but it’s hard to imagine anything else being there now.

This beautiful blue cedar tree in my parents garden has had a large branch ripped off in a recent storm leaving a very big wound. Is there anything we can do to help preserve the tree for as long as possible? Should anything be done to the wound? There’s a ledge that is collecting water so was wondering if that should be cut to let it drain? The remainder of the tree seems to be stable, there’s no movement in the trunk at all and the roots haven’t been lifted. It’s such a special tree to us so trying to get as much advice as possible.