as long as the branches are, plus 2.6 feet, where possible.Alright, I'm going to study up on the compost treatment you specified, TreeSeer. Probing the pocks in the trunk to find decay, dead wooding, and laying down some mulch are on my list. How big of a radius should I lay mulch down?
mulch will inoculate the soil with compost, in several years, many in your climate. google root invigoration