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[Claude Jolicoeur <cjoli@gmc.ulaval.ca>]

I agree with Betsy.
See this picture of the trunk of a young apple tree of mine that was badly
damages by voles. There was a spiral protector but I probably didn't
install it tight enough and the the small beasts ate along the spiral. The
picture was taken 2 years ago (and 2 years after damage occured). Last fall
the tree gave me a beautiful crop...
http://tinyurl.com/362vwrj

Claude

A 10:52 11.04.11 -0400, vous avez écrit :
>In my experience, apples are among the most vigorous of my fruit trees. 
>I have some experience with large wounds on apple trunks.
>
>On 2 inch caliper trunks, two of my trees had wounds at least 3/4 of the 
>diameter of the trunk. I wanted the trees, so I watched and waited. 
>Three years later, they are 100 healed. The trees are bearing well.
>
>If the branches are valuable to you, you may wish to wait and see.
>
>Betsy Hilborn