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Feb 16, This was the last tree of my first day (more like first hour) of work. In total I lasted about 15 minutes of saw work in 1 hour time. My intention was to cut. Oct 26, Let’s start by answering Andy’s question: We don’t recommend cutting off and sealing a rotting portion of a tree trunk. Cutting rotten wood leaves the plant vulnerable to more infections, which makes the situation worse.

That's because trees can’t “heal” damaged tissues. They try to “seal” them off and continue to grow. This was a very rotten Black Beech tree we removed late last year.

Check out the rot halfway up the trunk below the inclusion (where the tree splits into 2). The tree was rigged down to prevent future failure and damage to property. May 04, Cut in a Proportionate Manner.

Pruning is a way of maintaining the tree’s size, keeping it healthy and manageable. It is best to try to cut in a proportionate way. This will help in enhancing the tree’s appearance. It will also help to avoid deformation of the tree as time goes by. Oct 14, The hardwood center of the tree is what holds it up and the center of your tree is rotten. Some species of trees (Oaks for one) are good at containing the rot and it never affects the health of the tree - eventually, there is a hollow cavity.

I don't know if Beech trees do that. Also, trees grow thicker bark on either side of a wound that act. Expert insight into the best time to prune a beech tree; why beech tree pruning is important, and how to identify common beech tree diseases. The beech tree, Latin name Fagus sylvatica and also known as the common beech or the European beech is a UK native species that is known to live for hundreds of years, or even thousands with regular coppicing, which makes them important havens for wood.