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Carl,
Are you saying abort this for this year? I'm only guessing here that the upper part of this tree is no longer providing anything to the base root system. Will this have any effect on the tree going dormant now? (Storing in the roots for next Spring).
Would you put some sort of cut paste on this Callous mass now well before frost date?

Still panicked and in need of advice.
Thanks,
David

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Originally Posted by Carl_Bergstrom

Hi David,

Your best bet with the elm is probably to repeat the layer next year, cutting again near the top of the callous. Wrap the moss or other rooting medium well above the cut site; be sure that the cut area never dries out even for part of a day.

I've had several successes on "second tries" of this sort.

Best regards,
Carl