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Posted: Jun 19, 2024 - 12:07 am


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Had a thunderstorm yesterday afternoon with a very localized downburst. Split a locust tree in half next to our deck. Planted that tree as a seedling 32 years ago 6 years before i even built the deck knowing exactly where i wanted it to provide shade from the afternoon sun while sitting on the future planned the deck. In the last 5 years was just really coming to serve its purpose. Have dealt with 100s of downed trees over the years but this is the first time in my life where a tree coming down has made me upset. At least no property damage but won't be replaced in my lifetime.

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Posted: Jun 19, 2024 - 05:45 am


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Cut the limb off, treat the wound and wrap the tree. It may survive.

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Posted: Jun 19, 2024 - 02:54 pm


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yeah that doesn't look like a killing blow.

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Posted: Jun 28, 2024 - 03:11 pm


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We had a tree that had similar damage and it survived. It’s worth a try.

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Drew
Posted: Jul 11, 2024 - 05:43 am


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Yeah, that’s u fortunate - Looks like your tree was cracked and water getting in there, freeze/thaw for a while, with all that dark brown area - was a matter of when, not if it would break.

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