Title says it all. Wife completely removed the canopy on this flowering tree. Is there a chance the tree will survive? Anything I can do now to increase the survival odds? We live in Midwest.by surikama landscaping 15 Comments Packing_Wood 1 hour ago It’ll be fine. tiredshiba07 1 hour ago Would be helpful to know what tree it is… deignguy1989 1 hour ago Divorce. That’s unforgivable. Lol Thaumato9480 1 hour ago Just let her know that there’s a greater risk of the tips dying and/or get disease when the cuts aren’t clean.Why on earth did she rip off the twigs? 2oceans1 1 hour ago WHAT THE ….. IT WILL BE FINE. breezeandtrees 1 hour ago none of those cuts look thoughtful is she fuming over something? There is a sucker at the base. smutbuster 1 hour ago Oof. That is a terrible job. All the bark peeled off where she “cut”.She pulled branches off. It should be fine but that is a hack job if I’ve ever seen one Nome1958 1 hour ago Why doesn’t she like that tree? It’s the wrong time of year to do that . You’ll be lucky if it lives. Rufus_T_Firefly2 1 hour ago What does your Wife do for a day job?A local Branch Manager perhaps..? vegetariangardener 1 hour ago Fall is not the time for major pruning!! TheShaneChapman 1 hour ago Depends. Check her vitals and report back. Narrow_Ad_2539 1 hour ago I once did this to a crepe myrtle and it did not survive lol I didn’t realize at the time there were rules to follow 😂 I hope your tree survives! bicyclemycology 1 hour ago Don’t let her cut anyone’s hair and it should be okay BamaTony64 1 hour ago It will survive but that is not pruning. That is butchery. BreadMaker_42 1 hour ago Get a good set of hand pruners and clean up those cuts.Write A CommentYou must be logged in to post a comment.
Thaumato9480 1 hour ago Just let her know that there’s a greater risk of the tips dying and/or get disease when the cuts aren’t clean.Why on earth did she rip off the twigs?
breezeandtrees 1 hour ago none of those cuts look thoughtful is she fuming over something? There is a sucker at the base.
smutbuster 1 hour ago Oof. That is a terrible job. All the bark peeled off where she “cut”.She pulled branches off. It should be fine but that is a hack job if I’ve ever seen one
Nome1958 1 hour ago Why doesn’t she like that tree? It’s the wrong time of year to do that . You’ll be lucky if it lives.
Narrow_Ad_2539 1 hour ago I once did this to a crepe myrtle and it did not survive lol I didn’t realize at the time there were rules to follow 😂 I hope your tree survives!
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It’ll be fine.
Would be helpful to know what tree it is…
Divorce. That’s unforgivable. Lol
Just let her know that there’s a greater risk of the tips dying and/or get disease when the cuts aren’t clean.
Why on earth did she rip off the twigs?
WHAT THE ….. IT WILL BE FINE.
none of those cuts look thoughtful is she fuming over something? There is a sucker at the base.
Oof. That is a terrible job. All the bark peeled off where she “cut”.
She pulled branches off. It should be fine but that is a hack job if I’ve ever seen one
Why doesn’t she like that tree? It’s the wrong time of year to do that . You’ll be lucky if it lives.
What does your Wife do for a day job?
A local Branch Manager perhaps..?
Fall is not the time for major pruning!!
Depends. Check her vitals and report back.
I once did this to a crepe myrtle and it did not survive lol I didn’t realize at the time there were rules to follow 😂 I hope your tree survives!
Don’t let her cut anyone’s hair and it should be okay
It will survive but that is not pruning. That is butchery.
Get a good set of hand pruners and clean up those cuts.