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Save my hacked up Valencia orange tree!

ChristaM
10 years ago

My neighbor asked if he could trim a few branches from my Valencia orange tree. I trusted him and said it was OK, thinking he would just thin it a bit on the top. Well, I went to check on his work and he had completely topped my tree, cut the main trunk and removed about 5 ft off the top. He did a terrible job, the cuts are really rough.The tree was very healthy and robust prior to this butchering.

Now I'm worried it will get diseased due to these bad cuts. It's also 100 degrees out this week - definitely not a good time for heavy pruning. Does anyone know what I can do to help my tree survive?

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