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[Douglas Woodard <dwoodard@becon.org>]

Pruning tends to delay dormancy.

It can be used to prolong bark slipping for summer budding. Nitrogen 
fertilization (say with raw manure) and abundant watering also help this 
way.

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada


William C. Garthright wrote:
>
[snip]

> But I didn't think about wound-healing. Does it really take weeks to 
> heal over a wound? I mean, we've probably got almost two months before 
> our first freeze. Do I have to worry about it healing by then?
[snip]

> Bill
> Lincoln, NE (zone 5)