Talked to an old timer about wound dressings on oaks last Thursday

Met this retired arborist at a job site in Portland. He watched me paint a pruning cut on a red oak and just laughed. Said I was wasting my time and doing more harm than good. He showed me how trees seal themselves if you cut proper. Been doing it by the book for 3 years before that conversation. Has anyone else stopped using wound paint after trying it for years?

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the_aaron6h ago

Swear I wasted five years smearing tar on cuts before someone told me the same thing.