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Dwarf pear mishap

16 years ago

I went outside this morning and my Dwarf Pear tree had had an accident during the night. It's only about 3 feet tall, so I think a coyote ran into it. The branch that's broken is part of a crotch that comes right off the main leader. (I didn't know I should have trimmed that off when I planted it in Jan).

The question I have is: should I duct tape it and wait until Jan to trim it off or just trim it off now?

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marknmt
16 years ago
Trim it now and let it heal over by itself would be my approach, especially in an arid area.

We used to have quite a few coyotes around here, but they've been crowded out by the wolves ...

:-)M
trace_stew
Original Author
16 years ago
Those rascally things just like to tear up my fields looking for the gophers. I guess I should be grateful, but they are clumsy! I'll take a coyote over a wolf, though!

Trace
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