Valid points there about replacing, or if you have room and wish to see how these get on, plant another couple nearby, you can take out the wounded trees anytime, and they may well surprise you..
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Even though I spend my days climbing and cutting trees, mostly to negate litigation, I am a bit of a conservationist at heart, as long as it doesn't compound issues later.
I agree, will leave it up. Will just add more when I see them.Even though I spend my days climbing and cutting trees, mostly to negate litigation, I am a bit of a conservationist at heart, as long as it doesn't compound issues later.
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Geoff spends his days cutting them, and I have a BS in Forestry and Biology, so marking them for cutting/sale is my background.
I think Geoff will agree that if they aren't going to respond well, you're going to know within 2-3 years, tops. Then you can remove/add if warranted. Wouldn't give up just yet either.
Still amazed happened in front yard....at least mine got stripped 100' out back.....ballsie buck!
I think Geoff will agree that if they aren't going to respond well, you're going to know within 2-3 years, tops. Then you can remove/add if warranted. Wouldn't give up just yet either.
Still amazed happened in front yard....at least mine got stripped 100' out back.....ballsie buck!
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I do RCW, have a look at them over the next 2,/3 years, if they are responding you can always apply a little formative pruning to get some shape and structure going on.
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Helo- Ahhh, feeder in the front yard! Note to self: Don’t do that again.
if it makes you feel any better, just saw another of my Frasiers are beat to hell out back. Haven’t looked closely yet, but looks like a little guy got frisky...
Only had a few left....and I planted 100 first fall at the house 26 years ago. [emoji31]
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if it makes you feel any better, just saw another of my Frasiers are beat to hell out back. Haven’t looked closely yet, but looks like a little guy got frisky...
Only had a few left....and I planted 100 first fall at the house 26 years ago. [emoji31]
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As bad as it looks I'd take them out and replace them with healthy trees. Even if they do recover, it'll be years.
Like they said above though. I have plenty room, so I can plant as many as I want. No real reason to take them down. Worse case they die, if not they will at least be shade trees.
I put this on a similar post. It s a common way municipalities do it.
Get some wrinkled corrugated plastic pipe thin walled 4" or 6" diam. and slice it lengthwise and put it around the trunk. Won't hurt the tree and can last as long as you need the protection. Black may not show as much as white color. I have found it works great.
Get some wrinkled corrugated plastic pipe thin walled 4" or 6" diam. and slice it lengthwise and put it around the trunk. Won't hurt the tree and can last as long as you need the protection. Black may not show as much as white color. I have found it works great.
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Helo - looked at my fraser fir rubbed up by the buck - pretty beat...one have 2 or 3 left now......
Will get a picture, but little tree rubbed up low, tells me a little buck...
Will get a picture, but little tree rubbed up low, tells me a little buck...
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They like something where they have some space, and something not too big to scrape off velvet. Nothing better than planted seedlings.
My picture sucks, but you can see the light part where it's rubbed up. Getting dark, but I think this little guy is rubbing low for some sparring practice. Full rut is just around the corner here.
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My picture sucks, but you can see the light part where it's rubbed up. Getting dark, but I think this little guy is rubbing low for some sparring practice. Full rut is just around the corner here.
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I have had some luck repairing a couple of Doug firs using duct tape. I covered the rubbed area by taping length-wise along the bare spots. I left the tape on until it weathered off. Success rate is about 50%. Taping around the trunk did not work on any trees when I tried that way. Don't tape any live bark because it needs air and weather exposure.
I have attached a picture of one of the Doug Firs that survived. This one was rubbed by a buck two years ago. It still leans a little but it is starting to straighten up more with time. I am also attaching a picture of one of Sequoia trees that a buck recently tore up. I don't know what I will do about this one. I may have to leave it to fate because we found this one too late for my duct tape repair method. I hope it survives.
Good Luck!
I have attached a picture of one of the Doug Firs that survived. This one was rubbed by a buck two years ago. It still leans a little but it is starting to straighten up more with time. I am also attaching a picture of one of Sequoia trees that a buck recently tore up. I don't know what I will do about this one. I may have to leave it to fate because we found this one too late for my duct tape repair method. I hope it survives.
Good Luck!
