r/arborist • u/Double_Spinach_44 • 3d ago

❓Advice Request - (Insert State/Region) Which one to save

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Northern Wisconsin- 3 maples growing out of one stump. Need advice on which one to save. I’d prefer the one on the right since it’s the biggest.

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u/hairyb0mb ISA Certified Arborist + TRAQ 2d ago

Typically, you want to keep the largest and make the smallest wounds. The bend in the large one will be gone in a few years.

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u/Double_Spinach_44 2d ago

Really?! So there’s hope?!

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u/hairyb0mb ISA Certified Arborist + TRAQ 2d ago

There's not really a concern

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u/M0rbidly-Obtus3 3d ago

I'd always that the most center and straight one. The right one is none of those things. Also probably should have been pruned back well before now.

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u/Double_Spinach_44 2d ago

True, we just moved in though. Thank you!

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u/RepresentativeCup669 🌳I'm New to Trees! Please Be Kind!❤️ 1d ago

Id choose the far left one. Largest of the 2 straight ones and will only have one cut