At early stage my Leland blew over from being transplanted. So I took a stake and rope and it stayed up. Through the next few years I forgot about the rope. I looked at it last night and it has skinned over. The truck below it is smaller. now I am afraid that it will break off as it grows since I have strangled it. Do you think it will damage the tree to try to cut through it and then wrap it with cloth to protect til it skins over? I know that the bigger it gets it cannot get nutrients it needs. I plan on topping some of it as it gets cooler. Thank you for your help.
