We have a damaged crepe myrtle. Should we let the bark heal itself or use the black sealer you used to put on trees?
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Tim S
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7 answers
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how deep/large is the damage?
360 Sod (Donna Dixson)
on Apr 06, 2012
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About 4 feet long and it some spots 1/4 inch deep.
Tim S
on Apr 06, 2012
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i have a good many crepe myrtles in my yard and have came to the conclusion that they're pretty much indestructable
Plumber26
on Apr 06, 2012
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You should let the tree heal itself. Black sealers actually inhibit a tree's healing.
Douglas Hunt
on Apr 07, 2012
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I concur with the above comments. Crepes are fast healing plants. This is coming to the growth season for crepes anyway. It will heal itself.
Eden W
on Apr 07, 2012
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Douglas and Eden are correct. While at a recent continuing education seminar, I heard a UGA professor discussing the tree coatings in further detail. To summarize, although the coating covers the wound initially to try and keep disease and insects from entering the wound, over time it becomes a coating that allows water to get behind it. And when water and moisture collect behind the coating, you develop rot. Once the rot starts, it can finish off a tree, as it will migrate deeper into the tree. Therefore, there is no need to paint any coating on the wound . Let the tree try and heal itself.
Southern Trillium LLC
on Apr 07, 2012
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Let it heal itself, sealer will do no good
Juliet W
on Apr 07, 2012
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