Nailing a board onto a loquat fruit tree.

Question

hi there, if i was to nail a board with steel nails onto a loquat live tree half way up the trunk will it kill it? also once i remove the nails what should i use to cover the nail holes with ? i would like to hear from people that are experienced with such matters, please no quessing here. thank you all

Answer 1

Ring barking a tree will harm it but putting a few nails in wont as the nutrients/water will still be able to move up the tree. No need to cover the holes with anything after you remove them, the tree will heal on its own.

Answer 2

Actually you can open the tree up to infection by nailing into it. I would, at the very least, treat the nails with a fungicide and after removing them treat the holes and then seal them with grafting wax or something similar.