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["Jim Fruth" <jfruth@tds.net>]

Bill,
   In my opinion, doing nothing might be the best suggestion.  I know of a 
Sugar Maple tree whose trunk was split vertically for nearly two feet when a 
larger tree fell on it.  It wasn't just split; the pressure of the fall 
caused the split to widen.  The tree healed itself with no problems and we 
can look right through the middle of the tree.

Jim Fruth
Brambleberry Farm
Pequot Lakes, MN  56472
For jams, jellies & syrups:
www.bberryfarm.com
(877)265-6856 [Store]
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