Tree Wounds and Wound Closure    (View PDF)

Dan Neely

Abstract: Wounds on trees mostly result as acts of nature but also are intentionally created by man. Closure of wounds occurs through production, differentiation, and maturation of callus parenchyma. The amount of callus produced is directly correlated with amount of radial stem growth at the wound site. Thus, those variables that stimulate or affect the vascular cambium also directly affect the time for wound closure. Wound width is the single most important wound dimension. Wounds 11/16 inch in diameter closed in one season when diameter growth was substantial, 112 inch wounds closed when growth was moderate, and 3/8 inch wounds closed when growth was modest.

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https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1979.033