2007-06-26 04:21:27 · 8 answers · asked by imback_missme 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Do not use sealers on trees! Your more likely to trap disease in than keep it out! Now that that's off my chest let's continue. Depending on the damage and the value of the tree you can do little or a lot. A little would involve cleaning up the wound with a sharp knife or chisel. Remove just enough bark to form a circle or oval shape to the wound, getting rid of any sharp or ragged edges. Next consider thinning out or removing any fruit and pruning. If you prune, take out the same percentage of limbs as bark was damaged ie. 20% bark, 20% limbs. If the tree is valuable hire an arborist and keep the wound damp as mentioned in above 'answer' until he arrives. He may recommend a "bridge graft" to save the tree. These are also pretty cool looking. RScott
2007-06-26 05:34:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless the bark is removed completely all the way around the trunk, exposing the cambrium region, the tree should survive. If you want to protect the wound you can paint it with sealant available at home improvement garden centers.
2007-06-26 04:28:56 · answer #2 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the bark is removed in a circle around the entire tree it will die.
Protect your trees with hardware cloth, similar to chicken wire but thinner mesh, it will also keep the rabbits and other critters from killing your trees.
2007-06-26 09:10:45 · answer #3 · answered by fmckin1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's just the bark it should be fine. You might put a little fence around the tree to keep your pooch away. You can get short wire fence edging at any garden center that should do the trick.
2007-06-26 04:24:42 · answer #4 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If done quickly they can be wrapped and maybe saved, get a arborist to look real soon, keep wet if you can, maybe wrap in burlap. Whether it will be fatal depends on how much bark was removed. I have seen trees survive with bark removed half way around and I have seen them die with 20% of the circumference removed.
2007-06-26 04:26:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My grandfather, would treat trees like fruit trees with tar to seal the tree and to keep fungus from getting into it.
2007-06-26 04:29:52 · answer #6 · answered by Joel P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can put pruning sealer on them where the bark is gone. It comes in a spray or brush on form.
2007-06-26 04:26:52 · answer #7 · answered by Jake H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It won't.
2007-06-26 04:23:28 · answer #8 · answered by Liquid Snake 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋