Retrenchment and Mistletoe

[LordFarkwad]

I can’t give you the scientific answer, but the short, simple version is that a cut like that will never seal over nor is it likely to seal because it is too big, and due to its location on the trunk of a mature tree, I don’t believe there is any wound wood to grow over the cut.

That is exactly why we do everything we can to avoid making cuts like that, especially on Oaks.

Thanks. "Mature" = general lack of vitality present in younger trees?

 

[Reach]

Thanks. "Mature" = general lack of vitality present in younger trees?

Something like that. Older, or “mature” trees do not grow as quickly as young trees.