A tenant nailed a bird feeder into our 30-year-old Norway maple with 2–5 nails. Should I remove the nails and treat the holes, or leave them alone? The tree is healthy, and I plan to have it pruned this fall.
Nails are generally not the best type of fastener for attaching a bird feeder to the Norway Maple tree. We have numerous types of arborist grade hardware that can be used in trees to secure bird feeders, bird houses, and other objects. We should examine the Norway Maple together for its pruning requirements. We can also make a better determination with the proper hardware to use for the bird feeder. During the interim, no particular harm will come to the tree from the nails.
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