Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Problem with Birch trunk, 1 by greatswede

greatswede wrote:
OH NO!!! One branch of my Birch tree broke off yesterday. (See arrow) The wind hadn't been as bad as before either.

Take a look at the rest of the tree. The lower left branch is growing pretty much horizontal. To me that's not good.

Why is it growing like this? The rest of the tree is pretty much vertical. This isn't a the best time to prune for structural problems like this because it encourages borers. But if it's going to break anyway, maybe I should cut the branch back to the first fork.

What do you think?