I do grow landscape trees, but like everyone else I can only offer my opinion and experience.
Earlier wisdom was to protect the damaged area, most people would use spray on underbody coating or similar.
Current wisdom is to leave it alone and let it heal naturally. (coating the damaged area supposedly does not allow it to breathe and heal correctly).
From my experience, I have done both, sprayed damaged trees and left them alone (open) to heal. From my experience it hasn't made a difference on survival.
What has made a difference, was the severity of damage. The worse the damage, the higher mortality, regardless whether I left it alone or sprayed it with underbody rustproofing or even paint.
I use 4" drain tile slit with a knife and cut it as tall as the first branch.
Growing trees are the reason I like coyotes, hawks and owls. The birds keep the mice and rabbits in check and the coyotes help control the deer.
Some tree supply houses sell pre-cut corragated tile for this purpose in 2, 3, and 4". I find it easier to just use 4" on everything and recycle on the next batch of trees.
For what its worth, October glorys are a nice tree and will look nice in just a few years. I planted 300 of them in 2007.
You can forget all of the above and hunt, but that just buys you time until next year, when the next buck comes along.
Me, I hunt and wrap the trees. Couple hundred or so.
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