AusBonsai

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
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

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.

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

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

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

I've learnt to call them character lines

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

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.