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29-Feb-2008
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Trunk Chop w/ wound on wrong side
Let's say I prefered this side of the tree(pictured). When the trunk chop was made, the plan was to use the other side of the tree as the front. If I pick this new side as the front, will this huge trunk chop scar heal over and look decent, or would you recommend another line for this tree?
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29-Feb-2008
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29-Feb-2008
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bonsaiTALK Master
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I would like to see a shot of the original front, right side and left side before I agree with you that you have found the ideal front for this tree
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29-Feb-2008
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Thank you for the reply Greg! |
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29-Feb-2008
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bonsaiTALK Master
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On this "new" front you now have two large wounds to heal and a couple of smaller ones that look more recent. These wounds need sap flow to heal, kind of like blood flow to close a human wound. In other words, you will always have big ugly wounds and an ugly tree unless you do some thread grafting to get growth on this side. If you are lucky enough to have some buds pop on this bare side, leave them to grow.
If this is the better front you can make a thread graft at the highest live point, then re-chop when the new apex is established. Brutal truth or my worthless opinion, your choice. Carmen |
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29-Feb-2008
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Or, you could "connect the dots" with some creative carving and make a hollow-trunk feature out of the scars. Brian
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29-Feb-2008
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bonsaiTALK Master
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It looks like the tree has two cuts to heal over, the top cut, and an older cut closer to the bottom. From the picture it looks like the perimeter of the bark around the lower cut has slightly rounded edges. The bark is healing and will eventually close the wound, ( depending on the health of the tree). The edge of the top wound should do that too, eventually. To ensure healing and perhaps even speed it up a bit, I would suggest sealing the very edges of the cut, the cambium, with cut paste. If the cambium dries up and shrinks away from the inner dead wood, well that's not good. It would probably heal , but not before some die back and a lot more time. Don't know if you have a place nearby to purchase cut paste. Might look up www.bonsaimonk.com., for supplies and lots of other "goodies". Larry
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