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Hi I've just joined and need help. Today with really high winds here in Scotland, part of one of my conifer trees was ripped off by the wind. It's obviously an old tree and pretty much been left to grow at will apart from height and trimming (I just moved here not that long ago), very thick large trunk that then seperates into two large sections, one left and one right. The right section then splits into a large Y shape, this is the problem area. The large left branch of this Y shape is the one ripped off. I've tidied up the mess and need advice on what to do about the ripped off open area. The photos show the way it is just now. Which show the damage and the right branch(that you can just see part of going up to the right is still fine and intact apart from the open wound area. Should this be left as is, and it may seal itself up over time? Should it be cut off cleanly? This would remove the right side branch that is pretty large, several meters high. The branch that was ripped off was probably around 8m to 10m with the 100mph wind. I can't do anything more tonight as it's still very windy getting dark and starting to rain and the rest of the week has heavy rain except Friday, supposedly. Any information would be appreciated. I want to do everything possibly to keep it. Thanks in advance dave
