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Wounded Pyracantha

We have a well established Pyracantha Coccinea but it has a nasty open wound at the elbow on the main branch. We are looking to relocate it soon but we’re concerned about this weak point.
What’s the best way to repair/treat this? We’ve noticed wood lice are now burrowing in it. 









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As JennyJ says, it is a large plant to relocate. I know this sounds harsh, but would it not be easier to put an entirely new pyracantha in the new location, and remove the damaged and weakened plant completely?
I can't imagine it will be easy to relocate without damaging the root system anyway.
The damage has probably caused that awkward habit, but it's just an entry site for further problems, so it would be best to do something about it sooner rather than later. Or - bin it and plant another one, or something different, depending on your viewpoint and preference
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I'd cut my losses and get rid of it and then plant a new one in well-prepared soil come autumn. You can get the with red, yellow or orange berries tho, in my experience, the orange and yellow berried plants are less hardy and produce fewer berries - tho i was gardening in an expsoed sight right in line of a former beast-from-the-east.
Yes it is a strange shape but the idea was to use the shape to our advantage as we wanted it to angle over a low level fence and become a corner feature. We also want to remove the horrible concrete coal box that it’s grown into! 😄