How can i repair my Silver Birch?

n1st

How can I repair my Silver Birch?



The main trunk broke off 2 years ago in storm.
I cut the branch that was growing out sideways just before the storm 2 weeks ago as I thought it would break or break the tree.

looksee

Not much you can do with that, it will continue to grow most likely, but will never be a thing of exceptional beauty.

Oldtree

looksee wrote: »

Not much you can do with that, it will continue to grow most likely, but will never be a thing of exceptional beauty.

Only thing I can think of is to try and regain a tree shape by leaving the main upward branch and removing all the rest of the side branches this winter, using target pruning.

Birch is very prone to decay do it will be interesting to see how the tree progresses over the coming years.

Best to replace it to be honest because time won’t make it any better.

gozunda

n1st wrote: »

How can I repair my Silver Birch?



The main trunk broke off 2 years ago in storm.
I cut the branch that was growing out sideways just before the storm 2 weeks ago as I thought it would break or break the tree.

I have sucesfully regrown a side branch in place of a main trunk of a Birch tree. It's hard to tell the difference at this stage. To do so I cut off other side branches so the selected branch took off as a leader

gozunda

Oldtree wrote: »

Only thing I can think of is to try and regain a tree shape by leaving the main upward branch and removing all the rest of the side branches this winter, using target pruning.

Birch is very prone to decay do it will be interesting to see how the tree progresses over the coming years.

..thats rotten with age then

Oldtree

gozunda wrote: »

..thats rotten with age then

To be clear to an undergraduate, birch is prone to decay so it can become rotten with age.
Very good :d

Oldtree

gozunda wrote: »

I have sucesfully regrown a side branch in place of a main trunk of a Birch tree. It's hard to tell the difference at this stage. To do so I cut off other side branches so the selected branch took off as a leader

That what I said, good to see you can still learn somthing new every day.

gozunda

Oldtree wrote: »

That what I said, good to see you can still learn somthing new every day.

There's that darn echo again. Old Trees :rolleyes:

Oldtree

gozunda wrote: »

There's that darn echo again. Old Trees :rolleyes:

I'm clearly having a positive influence on you and you are using smiles

gozunda

Oldtree wrote: »

I'm clearly having a positive influence on you and you are using smiles ...

That's not a smile ....

Oldtree

gozunda wrote: »

That's not a smile ....

It's a half smile then... still it's progress

gozunda

Oldtree wrote: »

It's a half smile then... still it's progress

Ya sure ...

Oldtree

gozunda wrote: »

Ya sure ...

Don't be disheartened. A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush

gozunda

Oldtree wrote: »

Don't be disheartened. A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush

Sure - Ya