I prunned a large branch off of a birch tree, starting to saw from the top down. When I got about 3/4 of the way through the branch, it began to fall, splitting the main trunk of the tree with it. If you picture taking a lowercase "y" and pulling the left branch down, and splitting the bottom part, this is what happened. Only 1/4 of the diameter of the trunk is split, about half a foot down. I can't pull it back apart, but where the branch used to be I can see a gapping split across the face of the removed branch stub. Is this a big problem for the survival of the tree? Is there something I should do? I've seen people screw splits in trees back together, with wood screws, is this a good idea in this case? Let me know, it just happened...
2006-09-27
10:17:55
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