Thank you, wonder how long for the tree to heal?
this post was submitted on 10 Oct 2026
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I only know a tiny bit about trees, but i think the answer is basically never. Only the very outer layer of a tree grows, so the parts that were constricted during that year's growth will stay permanently that shape forever.
Cosmetically I'd guess the bark might grow in to fill the gap, but that's just a pure guess
The bark will form on the outside of callous wood that will likely grow in/over to respond to the stressor or lack thereof.
Bark is just a dead skin on top of living tissue. The living tissue has to be there for the bark to form. So, cosmetically, callous wood may grow in to fill that damage which will have bark on it.
There are probably a lot of trees out there with cables inside them when callous wood was able to bridge (callous wood touching from top to bottom) over the wire. Some arborist friends of mine took down a tree that had an entire washing machine inside of it.
Just growing into the gap from the top and bottom of it might be enough to eventually close it though, given enough time.
If I had to hazard a guess I would say the tree will probably fail before it has a chance to heal. That trees a goner.
I'm hoping OP gives us an update in a couple months
Reminder set for three, six, nine, and twelve months out.
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It's odd; I use Sync Ultra, and while sometimes it uploads images for posts and comments just fine, at other times it simply refuses, and there doesn't seem to be a pattern to the failures or successes, so I've fallen back to Imgur during those times.
Here's a great example! Just tried to upload this copy. First try, it didn't upload and didn't even produce an error message. Second try, uploaded no trouble at all. It's bizarre.
I'm surprised it survived being girdled that long.
Tysm for doing this. If you can, can you come back to it in a few months with an update? I wanna see how it's healing.
Reminder set for three, six, nine, and twelve months out.
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