[CANUFNET] Pruning Wound Treatment

[C. Kavassalis via CANUFNET]

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?

Thank you again for you help.

Cheers
Catherine K.

On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 1:46 PM C. Kavassalis <c.kavassalis at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>
>
>> "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."
>>
>
> Thank you for your assistance.
>
> Best Regards,
> Catherine Kavassalis
> Halton Master Gardeners
> http://www.mgoi.ca/
>
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