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.
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.
https://livetoplant.com/step-by-step-guide-to-treating-girdled-tree-trunks/
In my non-expert opinion, eez dead. A lost cause but I can’t tell if the girdling goes all the way around.
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.