My father in law did this with several large trees that had been damaged by
lightning. As far as I know, they are doing great ten years later. He had also
covered the concrete filler with sheet metal..............Vic in NH
Kieran or Donna wrote:
> I was just reading an old book on concrete, and it showed a tree with a big
> dead area, they chiseled it down to sound wood and filled in the hollow with
> concrete. It was a very neat job, and probably helped support the tree, but
> it would be best to find out if that is actually recommended. There was
> another photo of a tree that had been done that way, and the bark had grown
> over most of the repair, they said eventually it would entirely fill in.
> Donna
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