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Why Is the Bark on My Apple Tree Splitting?. Apple trees, like many other fruit trees, have relatively thin bark that is prone to splitting under certain environmental conditions. The bark acts as a protective shield against insects and disease organisms, but healthy trees have the ability to form callouses over split areas over time, preventing infection or infestation through the wound.
Read MoreHow to Make Grafting Sealant. Grafting one plant onto another allows very productive, but delicate, plant varieties to be grown on a base of hardy root stock. Several kinds of grafting--including clefting, bridging and side limb insertion--must be covered with grafting sealant to keep out microorganisms that might infect and kill the new plant. Commercial preparations of grafting sealant are readily available, but you can also make a simple and effective grafting wax out of commonly available ingredients.
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