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| About the Author Xuyang Mawson Lakes 16th July 2018 9:46pm #UserID: 16255 Posts: 3 View All Xuyang's Edible Fruit Trees |
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brad16 says... Injuries like that make it easier for diseases and pests to infect it. Personally I'd cut it off just under the scar. It will be bushier, but you'll be eliminating possible future problems. It will gradually heal somewhat, but the location of it on the main shoot is not a good place for an injury. The injury is high enough to still provide a decent amount of coppicing below it. | About the Author brad16 GOROKAN,2263,NSW 17th July 2018 12:40pm #UserID: 14079 Posts: 175 View All brad16's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Manfred says... That doesn't look too bad to me, but how does that branch feature in your overall plan for that tree? I'd probably be inclined to leave it. Plants don't heal but they do overgrow damage like that and a young tree will quickly cover minor damage early in life. That's a fruiting spur just below it so expect fruit soon. | About the Author Manfred Wamboin 17th July 2018 8:46pm #UserID: 9565 Posts: 243 View All Manfred's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 18th July 2018 6:58am #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Xuyang Mawson Lakes 18th July 2018 9:40am #UserID: 16255 Posts: 3 View All Xuyang's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author brad16 GOROKAN,2263,NSW 19th July 2018 5:59pm #UserID: 14079 Posts: 175 View All brad16's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fruitylicious1 says... Hi Xu BTW Thanks Brad for the espalier mention. There's two WAyS you can approach this problem. 1. Leave it as it is and it will heal in time. 2. Cut off the damaged part now and a new shoot will come out to replace the lost limb next spring. Either way the growth of the arm will continue to compliment the structure of your cordon espalier. The choice is yours. Happy gardening :-) | About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 20th July 2018 2:38pm #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fruitylicious1 says... Hi Xu I might add a third approach to your damaged stem conundrum. You can cut the damaged part and graft a cross pollination compatible apple variety to your espaliered apple tree. You can graft a long mature fruiting stem with almost the same diameter as the intended stock. Once the graft is successful you wouldn't miss a thing in addition to a two way espaliered apple cv to your gaden. Happy gardening :-) | About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 22nd July 2018 3:34pm #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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