Had a new magnolia planted that is different than the one I was shown online. Will this trunk be a problem?
First picture is what was planted. I’m concerned about the split in the trunk and not having a dominant leader. This is a Bracken Brown Magnolia. Is my concern warranted? Thanks!
Not an arborist, but I wouldn’t have planted a tree with codominant trunks, especially trees that can get rather big
henrydoggg
I’d try and get them to replace
Dawdlenaut
Were it something I paid for, I’d be perturbed, approaching pissed. The codominant union requires years of pruning to address, the mulch is too high, and the supports are amateur. Color me dubious about the planting quality given the other issues too.
Wandering_Werew0lf
Not sure why you’d get a magnolia. Maybe that’s just me, but I’d get a maple, London plane, oak, anything but that. I mean at least they have pretty flowers.
Frognosticator
Oh good grief.
Co-dominant leaders is not what you want on that tree. I’d ask for a replacement.
retardborist
It’s correctable, but that’s bad nursery stock and a bad planting job
Dahlia5000
I guess at this point you could pull it up and choose a single trunked one.
Arborists / tree workers can slowly correct codominance. Well at least where I live. That’s what they tell me and I believe them. But my tree was already quite biggish when someone pointed this out.
Lecojum
Single trunk. It will split. The staking is incorrect. It should be double-staked with cinch ties. The mulch volcano at the base will kill the tree. The mulch should be 2″ thick and level, and the flare of the trunk base should be visible above the mulch.
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Not an arborist, but I wouldn’t have planted a tree with codominant trunks, especially trees that can get rather big
I’d try and get them to replace
Were it something I paid for, I’d be perturbed, approaching pissed. The codominant union requires years of pruning to address, the mulch is too high, and the supports are amateur. Color me dubious about the planting quality given the other issues too.
Not sure why you’d get a magnolia. Maybe that’s just me, but I’d get a maple, London plane, oak, anything but that. I mean at least they have pretty flowers.
Oh good grief.
Co-dominant leaders is not what you want on that tree. I’d ask for a replacement.
It’s correctable, but that’s bad nursery stock and a bad planting job
I guess at this point you could pull it up and choose a single trunked one.
Arborists / tree workers can slowly correct codominance. Well at least where I live. That’s what they tell me and I believe them. But my tree was already quite biggish when someone pointed this out.
Single trunk. It will split. The staking is incorrect. It should be double-staked with cinch ties. The mulch volcano at the base will kill the tree. The mulch should be 2″ thick and level, and the flare of the trunk base should be visible above the mulch.