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Originally Posted by clkeiper
everything looks great. a lot of work goes into buttoning up the garden for the Winter.
I saw your topped peach tree.... yah, ouch. I would have waited until Spring to do that myself. An open wound lends to fungal disease in that spot when its left open for the long winter and Spring season until the bark starts to grow again. get some pruning paint and cover that for the Season then come Spring give it a close inspection and recut to where the bark had dried back to. the new cut will encourage the bark to heal around the new wound.
As you mulch the trees keep the bark open to air. You don't want to have any mulch right up against the bark and have insects bore into or eat the bark or fungal issues set in. also wrap chicken wire around or get a tree guard to for the trunk to keep the rabbits from nibbling off the bark over the winter. they are pretty sneaky about getting into even an enclosed area to find dinner.
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Ooops! Thanks for the advice.