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JayhawkSD

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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.

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So my elm tree is a Chinese Elm [View all] 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