Have read advice from everywhere and have made a clean cut across 3 broken branches. I seem to remember reading that by inverting a clean empty tin (like baked beans) over the wound would protect the cut. Additionally I put a handful of horticultural fleece into the base of the tins to act as an insulator. Does this make sense? Would it help? Any branch that is not broken I am not touching with the hope that nature will come to the rescue. Trees are 20 years old and I love them.
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It is best just to take off the withered leaves and leave the stems to sprout where they will. And let the sun and air get at them. Covering with a can could prevent sprouting at that point and could increase dampness and thereby lead to rotting. The fleece is of no benefit either.Â