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[Guy Meilleur]

Re: Decay and Boundries

Originally posted by tprosser
internal reactions from the reactive tissue would probably have a greater impact since the outer protection takes years to form and the decay can get in and grow immediatly after the cut or wound.

Maybe so. But often nonrotting fungi like Penicillium cover the wound, keeping the rotters out for a time. And no matter how long and strong the interior walls hold, if the wound never closes the rotters are likely to eventually break thru; that seems to be the way of the world.

As Schwarze said in his Fungal Strategies book, the best defense against decay is rapid closure of the wound. That's why I would prescribe root stimulation first. Then there's the documented increase of fine root growth from Cambistat to consider. Hmmm..., many factors at work here. I still lean toward increasing cambial growth--no Cambistat on trees with big wounds.

Or experiment with sealants Naah, I didn't say that!