Stop painting pruning cuts, it's slowing your trees down

I used to slather wound dressing on every cut until a guy at the ISA chapter meetup in Portland showed me the research, sealed cuts actually trap moisture and rot instead of keeping it out. Left the cuts bare on a row of maples last spring and they callused over way cleaner than the ones I painted. Anybody else still getting pushback from old school clients who think bare wood looks unfinished?

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sean_torres7129d ago

Sealed cuts trap moisture? Guess half the old timers were wrong for decades.

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