Hi everyone! I just noticed that one of our favorite trees is split on the side. It might have happened last year when we had that terrible freeze here in Central Texas. The weight of the ice devastated a lot of our trees. Maybe it happened when it began to grow this year? The weight of the growth was too much?
I am attaching a few pics - one shows the view from our porch (this side is OK), another shows a side view (this side has the split) and another has a back view (the split shows at the top). There is substantial trunk on each side of the split. I am planning on cutting one limb which will take some of the weight off of the split side.
I was thinking I might take a 24" ship auger and put a 5/8" rod with 2X2 plates and nuts on each end to provide support.
What do you think? Would this be a workable solution? I hate to lose the tree it provides lots of shade which we desperately need.
I am attaching a few pics - one shows the view from our porch (this side is OK), another shows a side view (this side has the split) and another has a back view (the split shows at the top). There is substantial trunk on each side of the split. I am planning on cutting one limb which will take some of the weight off of the split side.
I was thinking I might take a 24" ship auger and put a 5/8" rod with 2X2 plates and nuts on each end to provide support.
What do you think? Would this be a workable solution? I hate to lose the tree it provides lots of shade which we desperately need.