[College of ACES] [University of Illinois] [Illinois CES]

Re: Re: Re: #2 Cavity Wound Treatment

schrader@beaches.net
Thu, 26 Mar 1998 00:26:42 -0600

Everyone seems to like Shigo. I have meet him myself on a couple of occasions. Touching trees is a really good idea. It speaks to me of taking the time to take a closer look. To examine and explore. Certainly the inability of trees to repair damaged cells leaves in a need to avoid purposely damaging cells. Yet we prune away poorly formed and weekly attached stems, intentionaly creating small wounds in order to prevent the occurence of failures that will bring about larger ones.

Rams hornes are not a good thing are they?

Would not a trunk or main stem become stronger with closure and the builllding of cells where a gap is now?

By the way I tried the using the screen I mentioned in my earlier posting. It worked very well as a form leaving a nice even contoured surface.

A problem has developed however. The foam is all to susceptable to being disturbed by creatures.

I have since used fiberglass but it dissolves the foam partially.

I have also been tracing the edge of the filled area removing what I believe to be bark, thinking it may speed cell production. On Live Oak a thin wire wheel on a drill seemed to work very well. Followed with a pruning spray.

I am at loss as to how to determine exactly where bark and cambium and stop !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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