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An old timer at the county fair said my pruning cuts were too close to the collar
He pulled me aside after the demo and said 'You're leaving a stub that'll rot back into the trunk, kid, give it a quarter inch.' I've been doing it his way for a year now and the healing looks way better. How do you judge that distance when you're up in a big maple?
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the_mia6mo ago
Yeah, that quarter inch is a tough thing to eyeball from a weird angle (I always second-guess myself up there).
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nathanstone6mo ago
Tell me about it. I've been there so many times. You just have to go with your gut and hope for the best.
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