![]() ![]() What i wwould like to do is coat the open wound with something protective to allow the tree to heal over. the cavity is only a small part of this huge tree. Wood Characteristics Wood Type: temperate hardwood Wood Texture: even and fine Grain Pattern: straight but can be wavy or quilted Janka Rating: 850 Density: 0. ![]() I am down to good solid wood, have hopefully stopped the leak, have removed the soggy soft wood and can better control the insects. SO i filled the hole with concrete, caulk the edges and painted the concrete with a concrete paint hoping to stop the flood into the trunk, then i took the chain saw and cut out all (most ) of the dry wood, insects and all t his left a cavity of 15″ across by three feet high by six inches deep The soft wood was full of insects of all kinds which was difficult to control from the outside. Why is this important What’s the worst that could happen To explore these questions, consider the structure of wood. there is a large hole about 8 feet off the ground through which the water drained to the base (internally) causing a large amount of rot to occur. i have done all the wrong things to repairing damage to the trunk. I have a very large (30″ diameter) pecan tree and very old. (BTW, I would submit some photos, but I can’t find the “Browse” button !) Does this mean water is coming down from above somewhere? If so I would think filling it with foam would be a very bad idea.Īny thoughts? Should I try to clean the rotten wood and fill it in, or leave it alone? Big vein lettuce 37169 Bighorn National Forest 55794 Bigleaf maple SEE. I can reach my arm up inside the tree until my elbow hits the TOP of the surface hole - the hollow goes up and tapers to a rough point. anatomy and physiology 71513 tea fertilizers 72786 termites 84313 theses. Because of the drainage issue I decided I would fill it with wire and foam as suggested, but as I looked closer, I realized that the hollow goes quite a ways UP into the tree. I’ve had one tree guy say leave it (before the drain hole damage, though) and another suggest I could “fill it with chicken wire and Great Stuff” (foam). Result? The bark is now split away from the tree below the drain hole - apparently the water draining out the hole was running behind the bark and damaging it from beneath. ![]() This appeared to be causing damage to the wood at the bottom of the hollow, so a year or so ago I drilled a small drain hole from the hollow to the outside of the tree. The first thing I noticed was that the hollow went lower than the surface hole, so it would hold water when it rained. There is a large hole in it - maybe 2 feet tall and 1.5 feet wide, and a large hollow within the tree. I liked the article and was wondering if I could get a bit of advice. ![]()
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