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Gardening Know How Questions & Answers - https://questions.gardeningknowhow.comTree just lost some big branches that were dead. Should I cut them at the base and what should I cover the cuts with so insects don’t get in?
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1 Comment To "Flowering dogwood tree"
#1 Comment By kh0001 On 05/02/2016 @ 6:37 pm
There isn’t a lot you can use to cover cuts that won’t (in the end) hurt a tree, so you shouldn’t prune it right now, because boring insects will be most active now through June.
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