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The concrete doesn't release that much heat when it cures, actually substantially less than a pile of chipped limbs.

So basically that cuts into the trunk instead of just cutting the branch, as the so-called branch collar is actually made of trunk's fibers and not limb's. The problem is that the frontier constructed by the tree between the trunk and the limb "just in case" is partially cut out. Then some fungi...

Yes, giving back some mechanical support, plus trying to stop the rot and keeping away the critters, big and small.