they are slightly too far from the collar imo, but mostly, not on a 90 degree angle, which makes it harder for the tree to over grow the wound because its a larger surface.
tryonosaurus94
Theyre fine. The top 1/4 inch or more is always going to dry out and die, leaving them this far gives them a little buffer. Some of the cuts are a little jagged, and seem like they damage some of the bark though. I would be more worried about that than how far away they are
Worth_Return955
Honestly, for homeowner cuts, I love these. A dog eared stub is better than cutting into the collar every time. But your angle is a bit off and they’re a bit too far out.
NickTheArborist
Yep. All bad cuts.
DanoPinyon
Turn your loppers around the other way from now on.
Niko120
These are called Stub cuts
BadgerValuable8207
Those branches are too big for loppers IMO. I would use my folding saw.
heyguy1998
I was taught circles not ovals, and to not get too far into the branch collar. The smaller the wound the better.
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they are slightly too far from the collar imo, but mostly, not on a 90 degree angle, which makes it harder for the tree to over grow the wound because its a larger surface.
Theyre fine. The top 1/4 inch or more is always going to dry out and die, leaving them this far gives them a little buffer. Some of the cuts are a little jagged, and seem like they damage some of the bark though. I would be more worried about that than how far away they are
Honestly, for homeowner cuts, I love these. A dog eared stub is better than cutting into the collar every time. But your angle is a bit off and they’re a bit too far out.
Yep. All bad cuts.
Turn your loppers around the other way from now on.
These are called Stub cuts
Those branches are too big for loppers IMO. I would use my folding saw.
I was taught circles not ovals, and to not get too far into the branch collar. The smaller the wound the better.
Cut along the crinkle, get a good wrinkle.