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LaydeeBug

(10,291 posts) Tue Jul 19, 2016, 09:36 PM Jul 2016

So my elm tree is a Chinese Elm

not a Siberian one. It needs to be pruned, but one company told me to prune in the Fall. There seems to be a lot of dead wood in it, but we did have it pruned about 3 years ago. Should I wait?

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So my elm tree is a Chinese Elm (Original Post) LaydeeBug Jul 2016 OP

They told you to wait due to Dutch Elm Disease(DED) Major Nikon Jul 2016 #1

Yes, wait until LATE fall JayhawkSD Jul 2016 #2

There seems to be a hollow, allbeit a small one LaydeeBug Jul 2016 #3

Major Nikon

(36,900 posts)

1. They told you to wait due to Dutch Elm Disease(DED)

Reply to LaydeeBug (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 11:10 PM

Jul 2016

DED is caused by a disease carrying beetle that is attracted to freshly pruned branches and they are most active in the summer. Chinese elms are resistant to DED, but still may succumb to it. Best to wait until the Fall if you can.

JayhawkSD

(3,163 posts)

2. Yes, wait until LATE fall

Reply to LaydeeBug (Original post)

Wed Jul 20, 2016, 01:06 AM

Jul 2016

After the leaves have turned and the sap is not running. Fresh cuts emit sap when the sap is running, and the sap attracts beetles. Leaves turn color when the sap stops running, so cuts are mostly inert. Don't wait too late, because once the leaves have fallen off it's hard to tell which branches are dead.

LaydeeBug

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3. There seems to be a hollow, allbeit a small one

Reply to LaydeeBug (Original post)

Wed Jul 20, 2016, 09:09 AM

Jul 2016

and I want to know if there is anything "nice" I can do for my tree about it.

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