I've stopped using climbing spurs for all my pruning jobs in the Portland area

For years I used spurs on every tree, but after seeing the cambium damage on a bigleaf maple I pruned 18 months ago, I switched to rope and saddle for anything but removals. The healing response on that maple was way slower than on a similar one I did last week using only ropes. Has anyone else made this switch and noticed a difference in compartmentalization?

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fox.julia21d ago

Wait you were using spurs on a bigleaf maple? That's wild. No wonder it healed slow.

harris.andrew21d ago

Bigleaf maple isn't that soft though.

the_charlie21d ago

Yeah, those things are total mush for spurs.