Wiring Scars

[badabing888]

Hi Guys,

Yes i'm an idiot! Can't believe i let this happend! The question is will it grow out over time as it get's thicker bark etc etc ?

I think it was wired in early september when i bought it, i was planning on removing it around xmas i took a quick look and as it had cut paste on some of the deeper parts i didn't think it was thatttt bad, forgot about it for a 5-6 weeks came to remove it friday and that's the result

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it's much worse on the lowest 4 branches i guess i can always go for literall style should i can't fix it, or use it on the wood heater

Regards

Daniel

[Suomi]

I had a juniper that looked like that once. I wired it and forgot about it as life got in the way. Less than 4 years later it's now on a path to full cascade with no wire marks. If anything it's added age and character.

[kcpoole]

With pines it one of the techniques to actually improve the trunk girth as the bark bulges up around it.
No issue on a pine and sometimes Juniper. but will mark forever on many Deciduous trees and native.

Ken

[badabing888]

Awesome! very good news i'll stress less so now i sit and wait!

[Brian]

don't sweat it. That wiring scar will disappear in a year or so.

[tgward]

I've learnt to call them character lines

[Jason]

Yep, as the guys have already stated, you have nothing to worry about Thankfully pines and juni's are quite forgiving with wire scars.

[lakepipes]

I was always taught that if you wire it the opposite direction and let it bite just a "little" to a cross hatch, it will assist the repair,
Though this method also will add girth to the branch. Its a good technique for trunks.
I have used it a couple of times and found that on a pine the damage will fade with age.
Just don't let your wire cut this bad on a deciduous or cedar, it will be there for good, then again you can always grow a new branch on a deciduous tree.