That's what I thought. I am hopeful it should be fine with no additional treatment.<br><br>Thank you.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Catherine<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 8:48 PM <<a href="mailto:stephen@ufora.ca">stephen@ufora.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>It looks like two distinct stems with included bark, i.e. a separation
between them. Rot may not penetrate into the healthy tree at all from the
cut one as it rots away.</div>
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Smith<br>Urban Forester, ISA Certified Arborist<br>Qualified Tree Risk
Assessor<br>Urban Forest Associates<br><a href="http://www.ufora.ca" target="_blank">www.ufora.ca</a><br>off 416-423-3387/cell
416-707-2164<br></div>
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<div><b>From:</b> <a title="canufnet@list.web.net" href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" target="_blank">C. Kavassalis via CANUFNET</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 08, 2018 5:11 PM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a title="canufnet@list.web.net" href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" target="_blank">Canadian Urban Forest Network</a> </div>
<div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CANUFNET] Pruning Wound Treatment</div></div></div>
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<div dir="ltr">The tree owner has sent me an image of the tree. Clearly there were
two large trunks and the cut is near the base. Is the cut angled sufficiently to
let water run off?
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<div>Thank you again for you help. <br></div>
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<div>Cheers</div>
<div>Catherine K.</div></div></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri';COLOR:#000000"><div style="FONT-SIZE:small;TEXT-DECORATION:none;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri";FONT-WEIGHT:normal;COLOR:#000000;FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline">
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<div dir="ltr">On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 1:46 PM C. Kavassalis <<a href="mailto:c.kavassalis@gmail.com" target="_blank">c.kavassalis@gmail.com</a>>
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<div>I received the following inquiry to the Master Gardener Forum and am
hoping to tap your collective expertise to know what the current standard is
for pruning wounds.</div>
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<div id="m_-2769249386946110178m_3328903951314757735gmail-m_3123158514086891330GroupWiseSection_1533666279000_ABOND@envision-tatham.com_6D9784A083F10047889340061400B217_" class="m_-2769249386946110178m_3328903951314757735gmail-m_3123158514086891330GroupWiseMessageBody"><span style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:5px;DISPLAY:block"><span style="FONT-SIZE:14px;FONT-FAMILY:system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif;COLOR:rgb(29,33,41)">"We
just had a 2 foot diameter limb of our 100 year old silver maple removed. It
has been cut on a slope nearly to the ground. It has been suggested that the
cut surface should be capped with sheet metal rather than painted with tar
or whatever is often used. My question is, do we need to do anything to it
or just leave it to "heal" over."</span></span></div></div></blockquote>
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<div>Thank you for your assistance.</div>
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<div>Best Regards,</div>
<div>Catherine Kavassalis</div>
<div>Halton Master Gardeners</div>
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