Well I have learned something new.  A friend of mine had a car run through her yard this week and badly damaged one of her trees.  A beautiful red oak.  Not only did he mess up her tree, he also rutted up her yard.  But the yard is another story.  Luckily my friend got assistance from two locals, the LSU  Ag Center and The Tree Guys.

 

The tree had a bad skinned place on a large limb.  These experienced guys told her to spray with Bifen and wrap tightly with saran wrap.  This makes good sense to me.  Bifen is one of the best insecticides around, I write about it all the time.  It is used for fleas, termites, and many other insects.  You should also  have some handy for fire ants.  It is labeled to use indoors or outdoors.

 

The saran wrap is new to me.  When you wrap with the saran wrap, it will prevent bugs from getting in the cut and possibly prevent fungus.  I guess you could also use maybe some duct tape around the wrap to keep it tight longer.

 

The LSU Ag Center employs people that are here to give help in these types of problems and of course lots of others.  And another big plus was to contact The Tree Guys.  They see this kind of problem all of the time and most likely have talked to the Ag Center and other experts on this matter.

 

The Ag Center has lots of places to call and get all of the information they need to take care of your tree.

 

So let’s stay out of people’s yards with our vehicles, but if it happens, we all know who to contact, besides the MPD.  

 

(Mitzi Thomas owns Minden Farm & Garden LLC. Watch for her column on Fridays in Webster Parish Journal.)