<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Thanks. <br><br>Regards, Dean<div><a href="http://Www.berrypatchfarm.com">Www.berrypatchfarm.com</a><br><div><br></div></div></div><div><br>On Mar 21, 2017, at 10:13 AM, David Kollas <<a href="mailto:kollas@frontier.com">kollas@frontier.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"><div class="">Dean:</div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I use Doc Farwell’s Seal and Heal (green) or the similar Doc Farwell’s Grafting Seal on cuts that<div class="">I think will not heal over within two or three years <b class="">if they do not slope enough to shed rain over the</b></div><div class=""><b class="">raised lip of new growth. </b> Wood rot develops on wounds that provide wet conditions favorable to </div><div class="">decay. Large cuts made to permit grafting do not heal rapidly if there is no foliage feeding the cut from</div><div class="">above. Observe temperature limitations on the label.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">David Kollas</div><div class="">Kollas Orchard</div><div class="">Tolland, CT</div><div class=""> <br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 9, 2017, at 2:47 PM, Dean <<a href="mailto:dean@berrypatchfarm.com" class="">dean@berrypatchfarm.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">We have made some large cuts,<br class="">4-6" seems like some latex paint would be helpful (apples). <br class="">Realize standard advice says no<br class="">But ready for advice. Thanks<br class="">77 tues forecast 15 tomorrow night in central Iowa. <br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Regards, Dean<br class=""><a href="http://www.berrypatchfarm.com" class="">Www.berrypatchfarm.com</a><br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">apple-crop mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:apple-crop@virtualorchard.com">apple-crop@virtualorchard.com</a><br class=""><a href="http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop">http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop</a><br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>apple-crop mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:apple-crop@virtualorchard.com">apple-crop@virtualorchard.com</a></span><br><span><a href="http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop">http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>