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Bonsai trunk

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Posted 5 years 2 months ago #62606
Hello. A friend sent this pictures and asked me if I know what s happening to his tree trunk. Is it rotten? What can he do?
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Posted 5 years 2 months ago #62632
He can carve the dead wood a little and use a wood hardener to stop the rot spreading.
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Posted 5 years 2 months ago #62638
This ficus trunk is hardly rotting. It is damaged, but the tree is coping. I would just let it be. Over time, the tree will grow over the damaged area
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