Did you prune in the descending Moon period? If not, you may have to wait for that time to come up to slow sap flow.
Cheryl Kemp Education and Workshop Coordinator Biodynamic AgriCulture Australia Phone /Fax : 02 6657 5322 Home: 02 6657 5306 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.biodynamics.net.au ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Nelson-Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 3:40 AM Subject: Re: sealant for cut tree limb? > it is my > >understanding that sealers are out of vogue and that properly done pruning > >cuts should be left un-dressed. > > Allan - What do you recommend for such trees as walnut, where the stump of a > cut limb may weep copiously for a week or more? Sealant won't stick, > charring doesn't work (in spite of my advice to Lily!) and sap seeps out > even from the most tightly taped plastic covering. It can't be good for the > tree, especially as the leaking sap encourages moulds, but one occasionally > has to trim a branch or tidy up a break. Tony N-S. > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus >
