Gashed caused on ponytail palm. Is it a goner?
My ponytail palm was a victim to a crime of passion and received a large gash on its base. (My toddler decided "I don't like the plant" and down it went. The gash was from hitting something along the way.)
Is there anything I can do to heal it?
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tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
29 days agoAn end nipper
is different than a concave branch cutter; however, there are tools used for working on trees which resemble the end nippers. Those would be branch/trunk splitters:
and root cutters:
When using wood glue to seal a wound, are you expecting that to eventually just fall off as the wound hardens? In the case of the ponytail, the glue will harden and the callus tissue which arises from the cambial layer. There will still be a small indentation after callus completely covers the wound, but as noted, the would will be much smaller than it would be if left untreated.
Does it make sense to coat the wound with sulfur powder before applying the glue?
I have never used sulfur powder on wounds for 2 reasons, The first is, I'm primarily dealing with woody plants and it isn't necessary. Second, I don't know how the sulfur would affect the glue's adherence or the integrity/ durability of the glue itself, so I can't say. I use it very regularly though, on succulents whenever I prune anything larger than pencil thick branches, and I haven't had a problem. If you decide to adopt he practice and use sulfur powder, let us know how it works.
There is a product specifically designed to cover wounds on small trees. It's called cut paste and comes in a consistency about like modeling clay or a paste a little thicker than toothpaste. Like wood glue, it is designed to prevent desiccation of viable wood surrounding the wound and to keep insects out.
Al
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john davis
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tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)