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That moment I realized a pruning saw cut is cleaner than a lopper cut
After 3 tries on a rough Bradford pear branch, the saw left zero tear-out while the lopper mashed the bark... has anyone else noticed this messing up tree healing?
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patricia_king2329d ago
Lopper bruising invites bugs, saw cuts seal faster.
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garcia.charles29d ago
Dude yeah the "lopper bruising invites bugs" part is so true. I learned that the hard way last summer when I pruned a big branch with loppers and the whole thing got all shredded and mushy. Then a few weeks later I saw ants and sap beetles crawling all over the spot. Switched to a pruning saw after that and the cuts heal way cleaner, no bugs at all. Saw cuts really do seal faster, I've noticed the bark rolls right over them in like a month.
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