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That’s what I think John. I’m curious to see what it does over the next few years. May be a mess of epicormic shoots? Maybe just a few? If the tree was 30yrs younger I’d probably not have any issue going back to the trunk. One thing I’ve noticed though is a frequent and substantial difference...

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I think she’s doing good for her age. I’d equate it to a 65 year old human in reasonable shape without glaring health issues. Only structural issue is co dom- reason for weight reduction.

Also, where I cut it back to is good solid living tissue

Who. Who is on first. What is on second

Prunus serotina (black cherry). Mature tree. Approx 8” at connection to trunk. There is visible branch collar and branch bark ridge. Didn’t want to take it to trunk to avoid such a large wound so close to trunk where decay could be introduced

Had a situation where at a fork there was decay on one limb and deadwood with fruiting bodies on the other. If the entire limb was smaller( 3-4”), I’d have cut it back to the main stem. I felt that in a mature tree the possibility of introducing decay into the trunk was too great. So, I made a...