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Thu, Nov 24, 11 at 18:50
| Hello everyone. I have a big 40 year old Japanese Pagoda Tree (sophora japonica) that was DEVASTATED by the freak pre-Halloween snowstorm we suffered in the Northeast. The tree simply fell apart under the weight of all the snow on the leafy branches. The main trunk remains, along with a few major limbs that branch off. My question: rather than completely remove the tree, should I have it drastically pruned instead? Cut back the broken limbs, leaving an inner framework of trunk + a few forking limbs, from which (hopefully) new growth may regenerate? Thoughts? Don't bother? Worth a try? |
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- Posted by ilovemytrees 6a (My Page) on Thu, Nov 24, 11 at 18:54
| Can you upload a photo of the tree from photobucket so we can see it? I think it would prove helpful. |
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| It'll regrow well. The famous old tree at Kew fell over decades ago and is still doing well, lying along the ground for most of its length (pic). Personally, I'd not prune it - natural branch breaks look more attractive than saw cuts. But that's personal preference. Resin |
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- Posted by toronado3800 Z6 St. Louis (My Page) on Thu, Nov 24, 11 at 23:43
| I could not help but make a couple proper pruning cuts as much as I can not stand tan circles in the middle of my trees as well. And don't ask what to coat the wounds with. No one knows, science is not that far along in the horticulture world. Resin, that is a heck of a Flickr album there. Yours? Looking at the hollow beeches right now. |
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| "Resin, that is a heck of a Flickr album there. Yours?" No - that's why I just added a link (if it had been my pic, I'd have added it direct). Just a pic I found with a google search for 'pagoda tree kew'. Resin |
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