I check all my trees at least once a week, daily for the deciduous in the spring and I STILL miss some. I’m learning on deciduous that wiring before the spring growth starts means taking it off before the leaves harden off. Rule of thumb but it is helping. Also, using aluminum on deciduous, wrapping the heavy gauge w/ cloth tape helps lessen damage on thin bark. For conifers, fall is the crazy vascular development time and I particularly ( after hard lessons learned )watch the shoulder for swelling/biting.
I check all my trees at least once a week, daily for the deciduous in the spring and I STILL miss some. I’m learning on deciduous that wiring before the spring growth starts means taking it off before the leaves harden off. Rule of thumb but it is helping. Also, using aluminum on deciduous, wrapping the heavy gauge w/ cloth tape helps lessen damage on thin bark. For conifers, fall is the crazy vascular development time and I particularly ( after hard lessons learned )watch the shoulder for swelling/biting.