Ice damaged trees need
storms can do con
siderable tree damage.
Should one hit this winter
knowing what to do and how
to do it will mean the dif
ference between saving your
favorite tree or chopping it
up for firewood.
Greatest storm injury is
likely to occur on the faster
growmg trees. These include
poplars, maples, willows,
black locust, and Chinese
and Siberian elms. Stronger
species of oak, sycamore,
and honeylocust.
If you’re faced with the job
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of straightening a toppled
tree or mending the wounds
of broken or split branches,
Donald B. Lacey, home
horticulture specialist at
Cook College, Rutgers
Univeristy, suggests the
following first-aid treat
ment.
Remove all broken
branches. Do all cutting with
sharp tools. You may need
saws, knives, and wood
chisels. Make cuts either at a
good side branch or nearly
flush with the mother
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branch. This avoids leaving
“dead end” stubs.
Make smooth, fast
draining wound surfaces.
Remove splintered, rough,
or loose wood from all parts
of any wound with a wood
chisel or sharp knife.
Trim off all bark not
solidly attached to the wood.
Use a sharp knife, exposing
uninjured bark on all edges
of the wound.
Orange shellac makes a
quick, tight seal and will
protect the surface of a large
wound until the bark grows
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over it. A good tree asphalt
paint will last longer and
prevent rot of the heartwood.
Cover small wounds with
orange shellac and paint the
heartwood with a good tree
paint or linseed oil house
paint. Repaint open wounds
each year until completely
healed.
After the wood has thawed,
lift, straighten, and support
trees, shrubs, or evergreen
trees with wire encased m a
hose wherever it touches
the bark. Supports should
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with electronically operated
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crops in the field for com
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remain a full season. Cover
exposed roots with soil and
mulch with leaves or straw.
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