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  2. Girdling - Wikipedia

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    Like all vascular plants, trees use two vascular tissues for transportation of water and nutrients: the xylem (also known as the wood) and the phloem (the innermost layer of the bark). Girdling results in the removal of the phloem , and death occurs from the inability of the leaves to transport sugars (primarily sucrose ) to the roots .

  3. All it can do is pop off in pieces and fall to the ground. Crape myrtles, sycamores, paper birches and a few other species just happen to do it in large sheets of paper-thin bark. Other trees shed ...

  4. Frost crack - Wikipedia

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    Frost crack or Southwest canker [1] is a form of tree bark damage sometimes found on thin barked trees, visible as vertical fractures on the southerly facing surfaces of tree trunks. Frost crack is distinct from sun scald and sun crack and physically differs from normal rough-bark characteristics as seen in mature oaks , pines , poplars and ...

  5. Debarking (lumber) - Wikipedia

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    Debarker machine Manually decorticated trunk of a spruce as protection to bark beetles. Debarking is the process of removing bark from wood. Traditional debarking is conducted in order to create a fence post or fence stake which would then go on to be pointed before being planted. [1] Debarking can occur naturally during powerful tornadoes. [2]

  6. Gardening: Protect trees from damage by bark mulch or rodents

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    The bark of a tree will eventually rot if it is covered by bark mulch. Another fall task involves protecting young trees from damage by rodents. Gardening: Protect trees from damage by bark mulch ...

  7. Bark pocket - Wikipedia

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    Bark pockets are patches or inclusions of bark partially or fully embedded in the wood of a tree. They can also be used as biomonitors. Bark pockets are considered a nuisance in the lumber industry because they are considered a defect, and lower the grade of the wood. [1] Bark pockets can also weaken tree forks, and can result in damage to the ...

  8. Bark (botany) - Wikipedia

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    Among the commercial products made from bark are cork, cinnamon, quinine [48] (from the bark of Cinchona) [49] and aspirin (from the bark of willow trees). The bark of some trees, notably oak (Quercus robur) is a source of tannic acid, which is used in tanning. Bark chips generated as a by-product of lumber production are often used in bark mulch.

  9. If a neighbor's tree falls on your property, who has to pay ...

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    It’s important to have emergency savings at all times in case things like this happen, because even with insurance picking up much of the tab, you risk certain out-of-pocket costs. It’s also a ...