Storm damaged PECAN - HELP!!!

[hoopsville]

Hi All,
Sadly, a main limb on our backyard pecan came down in a storm a week ago. Nasty wound. The tree is about 45 feet tall and trunk is 2 feet in diameter.
We are in South Australia, and Pecans are not common at all!!!
Can you please share knowledge and advice on:
If we prune the limb hard and put it back in place, is there any treatment that can see a pecan wound “heal”? Is there anything else that we can do to make the limb viable?
If the limb is removed, is the tree still relatively viable, and what is best treatment for the wound to minimise disease and infection?
The last picture is a side shot of the remaining tree. It’s never been pruned. 45 feet tall and 2 feet in diameter. Should we prune to prevent another limb loss?
Thank you so much.

 

[AnniesDad]

Hi All,
Sadly, a main limb on our backyard pecan came down in a storm a week ago. Nasty wound. The tree is about 45 feet tall and trunk is 2 feet in diameter.
We are in South Australia, and Pecans are not common at all!!!
Can you please share knowledge and advice on:
If we prune the limb hard and put it back in place, is there any treatment that can see a pecan wound “heal”? Is there anything else that we can do to make the limb viable?
If the limb is removed, is the tree still relatively viable, and what is best treatment for the wound to minimise disease and infection?
The last picture is a side shot of the remaining tree. It’s never been pruned. 45 feet tall and 2 feet in diameter. Should we prune to prevent another limb loss?
Thank you so much.

Pictures would help.

 

[hoopsville]

Pictures would help.

Hi Annie’s Dad,
Sorry. Thought they were uploaded. Done now.
Cheers

 

[Gabriel1982]

Hi Annie’s Dad,
Sorry. Thought they were uploaded. Done now.
Cheers

Nice chickens!
As for the pecan tree, best you can do now ,as things are ,is to cut the broken part as close to the main trunk ,get some wax or paint and put it carefully on every part of trunk that doesn't have bark on it! And plant more pecan trees! Nothing last forever on this world. Trees included (or us )

 

[Seachaser]

We have over 150 pecan trees and viewing that tree it was poorly trained. The narrow crotch angles spell trouble. Looks like the next one will go soon when you view the crease. Looks like you have three choices. Take out the limb. It will heal itself, but you will have problems. Remove it completely. Or, you can cut it down called coppicing, trim to a central leader when it sprouts back, and then graft to an improved variety. That’s what I would do. You will have to control the sprouts to one for a few years. You will have a tree producing nuts in 4-5 years and a better tree.

 

[Raintree]

Prune off the damaged limb, no saving it. No wound dressing is necessary. Install a cable support system in the weak crotch above the tear out, this should be done professionally.

 

[AnniesDad]

Prune off the damaged limb, no saving it. No wound dressing is necessary. Install a cable support system in the weak crotch above the tear out, this should be done professionally.

I would agree with this online “assessment” but would also add plant a replacement tree asap as the above advice will buy you time for the new tree to develop before damaged tree will need removal.