Earls Wood Hardener

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Earls Wood Hardener

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So I would like to apply the hardener to areas on a tree that is either rotten or dead.

Since there are also live veins and branches to what I think are semi dead areas, would their be implications from using the hardener on the live tissues of the tree?

All tips and advice welcomed.. cheersf

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First you must clean out any rot by carving, then a good idea to burn and dry out with a small flame thrower, then steel brush it clean leaving some fire colour if you like and then apply earls to treated areas... Thats it no more no less... :tu:
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Thanks Antonio.. the area of concern is down low at the base of the trunk which has several good size branches being a pine.

My fear is that the resin will solidfy the whole area killing off any nutrient pathways to be passed up the tree.. thoughts?

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Thats where trees usally rot, at the BASE... wood does not carry nutrient so as long as you re not messin the cambium too much. pm sent.
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