Maybe but its probably less than a slow painful death.AJP turbo said:Vortech347 said:Drill it then run threaded rod through it.
I repaired my tree that looked EXACTLY like yours 5 years ago.
(Not mine but what it looks like)
I used 3 rods. One at the very bottom of the split. One at the point where the split was. Then one about a foot higher. It has survived through wind storms and winters no problem. The tree has actually started to grow around the washers/nuts now and healed itself at the split. It's amazing.
Don't use any kind of ratchet strap. They don't do a damn thing. They stretch from the forces involved. I'd only recommend using the ratchet if you want to stabilize while drilling. I can get you some pictures if you want to see how mine looks. Just PM me your number and I'll text you some.
Does that cause the tree any pain?
Maple Tree Splitting At Trunk HELP!
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As long as it is not going to fall onto anything if it does fail and or die. Let mother nature do the work. My sister used to run with a Large Tree planting and maintenance company. She now runs with Met-Ed and schedules all their Large tree line clearing work etc.
She said give it a chance.
She said give it a chance.
If the leaves on both halves of the split are still green and growing, the tree is salvageable.
I have one that split well over a decade ago. I winched the two halves back together (ratchet straps for pickup) at a higher point in the tree for maximum leverage. Then bored two holes about a foot apart all the way through the split area. Inserted a 1/2" threaded rod through each hole with large, flat washers and nuts on either side. I hand tightened all four nuts and then alternated tightening between top and bottom rods to apply even force. Keep tightening ratchet straps to maintain pressure/leverage so you can tighten bolts further.
The threaded rods stuck out about six inches on either side of the trunk but the tree has now grown almost completely over them.
Do not drill through the trunk until two halves are winched together or holes will never align.
I have one that split well over a decade ago. I winched the two halves back together (ratchet straps for pickup) at a higher point in the tree for maximum leverage. Then bored two holes about a foot apart all the way through the split area. Inserted a 1/2" threaded rod through each hole with large, flat washers and nuts on either side. I hand tightened all four nuts and then alternated tightening between top and bottom rods to apply even force. Keep tightening ratchet straps to maintain pressure/leverage so you can tighten bolts further.
The threaded rods stuck out about six inches on either side of the trunk but the tree has now grown almost completely over them.
Do not drill through the trunk until two halves are winched together or holes will never align.