natemason01
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My ex-business partner made this cut (no, really he did) on a street oak in Oregon in early June and the result is an unsightly sap flow that has been attracting flies. We removed several other large limbs from a similar oak sitting next to it and they are drying nicely, no sap flow, but the other cuts were closer to the branch collar. This limb was the biggest one we removed and it was growing very vigorously upwards and over the woman's house at a 45 degree angle, pushing past and through what seemed to be older, more horizontal limbs.
Aside from the aesthetics, I am worried about the health of the tree. What went wrong in the first place, and what should I do to fix it? Recut closer to the branch collar? Watching the tree ooze sap and attract flies and hoping it doesn't rot doesn't seem like a good option.
Thanks for your advice.
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Aside from the aesthetics, I am worried about the health of the tree. What went wrong in the first place, and what should I do to fix it? Recut closer to the branch collar? Watching the tree ooze sap and attract flies and hoping it doesn't rot doesn't seem like a good option.
Thanks for your advice.
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