Years ago we pruned some Red Del in December with similar injury that followed on larger trees. We stapled the bark tight on both sides and the trees recovered but with a permanent seam where the bark had split. The trees were about 12" in diameter.
Art Kelly Kelly Orchards Acton, ME On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Peck, Greg <greg.p...@vt.edu> wrote: > Apple-Crop participants, > > Like everyone else in the Eastern half of the US, we've had a particularly > cold and snowy winter in Virginia. Not surprisingly, I am starting to hear > reports about Southwest injury to young trees. While there is a lot of > information available on how to prevent southwest injury, I have not been > able to find much information on how to deal with the trunks after the > damage has been done. Typically, growers in Virginia have do not paint > trunks with latex paint, but many will probably reconsider that decision in > future years. > > Many trees are probably not going to make it, but I'm wondering if anyone > has experience trying to save some of the less severely injured trees with > bridge-grafts. How about wrapping the bark with grafting tape to try to get > the wounds to heal? (I'm guessing that this will have a low success rate > because the tissue has already dried out.) Depending upon how far into the > rootstock the split extends and the age of the tree, we might also try > cutting off the scion and hoping an advantageous bud breaks dormancy. > > Any other suggestions from those who have to deal with Southwest Injury on > a more annual basis? > > Thanks, > Greg > :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > Gregory Michael Peck, Ph.D. > Assistant Professor of Horticulture > Virginia Tech > Alson H. Smith, Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center > 595 Laurel Grove Road > Winchester, VA 22602 USA > 540/869-2560 ext 19 > greg.p...@vt.edu > arec.vaes.vt.edu/alson-h-smith > www.anr.ext.vt.edu/tree-fruit/ > blogs.ext.vt.edu/tree-fruit-horticulture > www.facebook.com/VtechPomology > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > apple-crop@virtualorchard.net > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > > -- Art Kelly Kelly Orchards Acton, ME
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