Don’t forget to take off the ratchet wraps. A better long-term solution to prevent girdling and suffocation is to drill through, place a threaded bolt, and have large washers and nuts on either side keeping the two halves together. Drill the hole a little diagonal for water shedding while the tree grows around the rod. You may need two since it looks like you have Tri-directional split. But definitely don’t leave straps or anything circling the bark since it will affect sap flow and eventually stop it/kill the tree over time. There are some other good videos on RUclips about fixing splits if you look up tree crotch splits, which are usually how these happen apart from weight/wind. Also if you really like this tree and it doesn’t look like it will continue to produce, look up air layering for options to clone the tree so you can start a new one. You could consider grafting onto your own tree’s root stock below the split, if you couldn’t save the top and it further seems to be dying after trying to save with rods. However I’d consider that a last resort since you’d have to cut down below the split and if the graft failed all you would have are whatever few budding sticks you were able to harvest in dormancy for preparation. Best to do the rod fix with sap flow though rather than dormancy.
Can we get an update on how we'll it's doing I had a bad break on my plum tree and it's near the trunk and I want to know what my options are. Thank you do much very appreciated
@@monkeymike4269 the tree put out lots of new growth which had to mature before it flowered. We got our first crop albeit small, in April this year (2024). There is a fairly deep fissure in the trunk where we couldn't quite close it, but the tree doesn't seem to be any the worse for it.
A little apple tree my sister planted more than 10 years ago split in multible places due to the weigth of the first year ithad big apples on it😢 i hope this video helps...
It's doing well. There is lots of new growth several metres long. No flowers last spring, but that is not surprising. We might not get fruit for another 2 years yet when the new wood matures a bit.
Don’t forget to take off the ratchet wraps. A better long-term solution to prevent girdling and suffocation is to drill through, place a threaded bolt, and have large washers and nuts on either side keeping the two halves together. Drill the hole a little diagonal for water shedding while the tree grows around the rod. You may need two since it looks like you have Tri-directional split. But definitely don’t leave straps or anything circling the bark since it will affect sap flow and eventually stop it/kill the tree over time. There are some other good videos on RUclips about fixing splits if you look up tree crotch splits, which are usually how these happen apart from weight/wind. Also if you really like this tree and it doesn’t look like it will continue to produce, look up air layering for options to clone the tree so you can start a new one. You could consider grafting onto your own tree’s root stock below the split, if you couldn’t save the top and it further seems to be dying after trying to save with rods. However I’d consider that a last resort since you’d have to cut down below the split and if the graft failed all you would have are whatever few budding sticks you were able to harvest in dormancy for preparation. Best to do the rod fix with sap flow though rather than dormancy.
I had a peach tree snap recently that I know is salvageable. This was very helpful!
I'm glad. I'm happy to report that the tree is doing very well with lots of new growth. We might get fruit again next year-hopefully.
Can we get an update on how we'll it's doing I had a bad break on my plum tree and it's near the trunk and I want to know what my options are. Thank you do much very appreciated
@@monkeymike4269 the tree put out lots of new growth which had to mature before it flowered. We got our first crop albeit small, in April this year (2024). There is a fairly deep fissure in the trunk where we couldn't quite close it, but the tree doesn't seem to be any the worse for it.
A little apple tree my sister planted more than 10 years ago split in multible places due to the weigth of the first year ithad big apples on it😢 i hope this video helps...
You should use tie down straps to pull the tree together
That would work well I think. We don't need anything now as this video is a few years old now.
That's exactly what has happened to my old 21 year old Juniper
@@MehranAshkanian I hope you can salvage it.
No info on what you used where to get it? Just had big peach branch snap & don’t know how to repair. Where to get what you used
I had some spare ratchet straps for bee hives hanging around, so used them. I reckon you could find ratchet straps at a hardware shop or similar.
How long before you removed the bracing?
Did the trunk heal over?
No. There is still a visible V-shaped scar, but the tree is coping with it OK.
How's the tree doing now?
It's doing well. There is lots of new growth several metres long. No flowers last spring, but that is not surprising. We might not get fruit for another 2 years yet when the new wood matures a bit.
@@goodlifehomestead6876 Thats great. Thanks for the response.
It's been 2 years since the tree split. This year it has its first fruit - about 20 apples.
That is great! Thanks for the update.
And this is why you should prune your fruit trees. So they don’t produce more weight than they can support.
Alternatively, thin the fruit on the trees.
Thank you!
A storm just causes our persimmon tree to snap like that
It's disheartening isn't it, but almost 2 years later the tree is doing well. We might get flowers this spring.
Is it a apple tree?
Yes it is.
That’s what my tree looks like today:(
Poor you. Poor tree.
😢