I’m told this can’t be fixed. We’ll just have wait it out. See if the tree will survive. Is that the case?

Edit: Thanks all. I’ll replace it and properly protect this time.

  • CompactFlaxEnglish
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    7 days ago

    I concur. That’s a thorough and deep girdle

    The root stock may sprout, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Unless you got this cultivar for a specific reason and the root stock is demonstrative of the opposite.