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Badly Damaged Oak Tree Trunk
Two oaks - one young, one rescued from demolition site 7 yrs ago (see pics)
Rescued oak was originally found in the dirt pile of a home demolition - looked dead and had lower trunk damage from bulldozer. Tree was originally about 6 ft tall and had grown through dense junipers. Over a three yr stretch, I lowered the tree to current trunk height of about a foot with current growth (spring 2020) after four years in bonsai container.
The up-facing part of the trunk is decaying (from original damage) and very pulpy - a yr ago, pruning wax was applied. This spring, the remaining bark of the upper trunk peeled off, exposing pulpy trunk as well. Fresh growth is 'fed' through bark and trunk on the 'down-facing' part of the trunk.
QUESTION
How to save and maintain this unique, rescued Oak Tree???
Suggestions, Comments would be most welcome. Thanks, WWB
Two oaks - one young, one rescued from demolition site 7 yrs ago (see pics)
Rescued oak was originally found in the dirt pile of a home demolition - looked dead and had lower trunk damage from bulldozer. Tree was originally about 6 ft tall and had grown through dense junipers. Over a three yr stretch, I lowered the tree to current trunk height of about a foot with current growth (spring 2020) after four years in bonsai container.
The up-facing part of the trunk is decaying (from original damage) and very pulpy - a yr ago, pruning wax was applied. This spring, the remaining bark of the upper trunk peeled off, exposing pulpy trunk as well. Fresh growth is 'fed' through bark and trunk on the 'down-facing' part of the trunk.
QUESTION
How to save and maintain this unique, rescued Oak Tree???
Suggestions, Comments would be most welcome. Thanks, WWB