can super glue work as a wound closer?

[potatofarmer]

i like liquid super glue. ive had success using it to help hold jins in position that stubbornly go back to their original shape even after wiring them for long periods of time.

was thinking it might work as a wound closer too. i have cut paste but it's goopy messy crap and annoying to work with.

 

[rockm]

i like liquid super glue. ive had success using it to help hold jins in position that stubbornly go back to their original shape even after wiring them for long periods of time.

was thinking it might work as a wound closer too. i have cut paste but it's goopy messy crap and annoying to work with.

I wouldn’t think it would be effective because it becomes rigid and inflexible your wound sealer is goopy because it’s meant to flex as the tree produces callus tissue underneath it. I suspect A hard covering ( polymer acrylic) will inhibit healing and force the tree to heal around the seal instead of underneath

Superglue was engineered to close human wounds fast by holding tissue together. Trees heal differently. They don’t need to have tissue held together as they compartmentalize around a wound

 

[River's Edge]

hold jins in position that stubbornly go back to their original shape even after wiring them for long periods of time.

Best approach for this is to jin the branch and wire it when green. That way it holds its shape when it dries. Wire can be left on as it does not damage the bark it is gone and the branch is no longer growing. Trying to wire a dry jin ( aka dead branch) usually results in the situation you describe.

was thinking it might work as a wound closer too. i have cut paste but it's goopy messy crap and annoying to work with

Would not expect super glue would work well for the reasons mentioned above.
There are lots of effective low cost solutions for liquid cut paste. Not are what type you find annoying, most are simple to use.
Try the grey putty type cut paste, certain types of plumbers putty are very inexpensive and easy to use. lepages wood glue can be effective as well. The tried and true traditional grafting wax is effective. However I find that messy and annoying to use. The modern liquid cut pastes are way easier to use and effective.
For reference I work with several hundred trees and a package of grey putty cut paste lasts me for several years. A four oz bottle of liquid cut paste that I use primarily on deciduous lasts a long time as well. Both cost way less than similar quantities of super glue.
Just my experience!

 

[Wulfskaar]

Nigel Saunders uses rubber cement, so that might be an option in a pinch.

I have tried the liquid cut sealer from a tube, but that was really messy and ended up turning black for like 3 years before peeling off.

Now, I'm using the gray cut paste, and that's been the easiest to use.