Treating damaged and broken trees
Storms and gravity combine with defects to damage trees in a variety of ways. Damage is sometimes so severe that restoration is not practical or it is difficult (click on top photos). Trees with less severe damage can be restored to a certain extent (click on lower photos).
elm trunks split |
stem splits from trunk |
oak splits in half |
stem separates from tree |
double stem fails |
ripped out |
split mahogany |
broken leader |
tough to restore |
broken canopy |
restorable |
pines |
restorable |
canopy damaged |
branches broken |
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 broken branches |
 defoliated canopy |
 broken small branches |
 broken canopy |
