I'm no expert, but large sections of missing cambium don't seem to
repair well, if at all. That's the nutrician highway for a tree limb.
And you have a pathway for insects and disease, that bark can repell,
as well as a way for the limb to dry out. I believe you could patch it
with other cambium, but where to get large amounts and the work would
make it worthwhile very seldomly.
I sometimes use plastic wrap cut into strips as a stretchy protective
wrap for wounds or grafting.
Otherwise, apple branches are sometimes beaten or sliced halfway around
a limb as a last dirtch effort to get a tree to bear.
~"I'm in danger, I'd better leave seed for survival of the species."
BillSF9c
> Over the winter, the high snow allowed rabbits to crew on limbs of
my> apple trees. They have removed quite a lot of bark from the top
side of many> major branches, and white wood shows.
- SNIP - Is the bark along the bottom> of each branch enough to keep
it alive? Or will it be weak and prone to rot> even if it doesn't die
right away?> >> > thanks,> > Ginda> > eastern MA, zone 6> >
Re: [NAFEX] rabbit damage to apple trees
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