r/BackyardOrchard • u/jance • 1d ago

Could this tree actually... make it (update to previous post)

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u/kunino_sagiri 1d ago

You've got a decent length of trunk below the damage, so there's a fair chance it will push out new shoots (above the graft union, that is).

I would cut it off just below the damaged part, though, if it were you. Even if the top of the tree is still just about getting some water and nutrient supply, damage that bad will never properly recover, so any growth above it will forever be stunted and weak. Best to remove it now, so that the tree can put its efforts into grow new, strong shoots from below the damage.

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u/GraniteDragon 1d ago

I had a squirrel get in between the fencing I put up around a tree. It fucked that tree up. It was a small yearling so not too hard to do. It came back this year and no joke grew 6+ feet this past summer. It looked like yours. There is hope!