Chezenbred
ArboristSite Lurker
I'm a new homeowner and have kept very busy clearing trees and such. BUT I have this one apple tree I wanted to save. Not sure what kind other than it gave a good sized green apple that the squirrels loved.
The tree has not been maintained well imho. Never sprayed, and poorly pruned. The problem is that it has a large number of dead branches. smalls ones under the canopy for the most part. In many cases, a single part of an otherwise healthy branch is dead and dry. I was just going to prune it and hope for the best. But then I noticed that one of the two main trunk pieces has a nice (or not so) spiral of woodpecker workings all the way up it.
Am I wasting my time trying to help this poor thing? Is the woodpecker markings a sure bet it's already too late and it's jsut playing bug hotel?
The tree has not been maintained well imho. Never sprayed, and poorly pruned. The problem is that it has a large number of dead branches. smalls ones under the canopy for the most part. In many cases, a single part of an otherwise healthy branch is dead and dry. I was just going to prune it and hope for the best. But then I noticed that one of the two main trunk pieces has a nice (or not so) spiral of woodpecker workings all the way up it.
Am I wasting my time trying to help this poor thing? Is the woodpecker markings a sure bet it's already too late and it's jsut playing bug hotel?