Over the last 18 months a rather large growth rapidly appeared on the lower right side of my Hawthorn Raft it was growing so large that the lower branch was being hidden and its movement lost look closely and you can see how fast it grew… cracking and swelling in all directions. It was changing the character and shifting the visual weight of the tree, it had to be stopped in its tracks and the growth suppressed.
Completely removing the bulge would leave a large scar and ‘dead’ area so careful consideration as to the final ‘image’ was critical. A Scar is inevitable as the bulge was so large, so I hollowed it out retaining the front but removing the lower part to expose the movement in the lower branch.
Using a fine ‘pull’ saw I made a horizontal cut towards the area where the growth started. Then using chisels cut away the bulk, refining using a Dremel and cutter.
The work was done in the fall so that no callusing will take place, in fact I would like a small amount of natural dieback, I will not be putting wound sealant on either to create a more ‘natural’ appearance.
It looks malignant.Surgeon Tony did it again with plastic surgery.
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I have the same thing happening to a plum tree Bonsai I have , happened in two spots one on a branch, I cut that one off , the branch died off. Now on the trunk, all the way around , not removable. Not sure what to do?
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Drastic action as I have done here… the tree MUST be healthy if you do work like this
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Tony can you explain what it is or what causes such growth? I’ve seen it on trees in nature too and always thought it was some kind of disease.
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Hi Chris, I am investigating this at the moment and will report here when I have answers
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In this case its NOT a disease, the tree has a LOT of energy, it ‘dumps’ it where its easy… This is my theory (unproven)
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