They removed about 25 percent of bark. And cut deeply. That tree is going to have way too little nutrients and water up top. Just wrecks the whole organism. It could still live, but that’s really severe.
Deep, and widespread bark removal also makes it vulnerable to other life.
Edit: in case the reader didn’t know, trees circulation is almost exclusively close to the bark. The Heartwood is dead and only provides support.
They disconnected the roots from the leaves around almost a quarter of the circumference of the trunk. It’ll probably survive, but it’s significant damage that could kill some roots and branches
They’re killing that tree
How so?
They removed about 25 percent of bark. And cut deeply. That tree is going to have way too little nutrients and water up top. Just wrecks the whole organism. It could still live, but that’s really severe.
Deep, and widespread bark removal also makes it vulnerable to other life.
Edit: in case the reader didn’t know, trees circulation is almost exclusively close to the bark. The Heartwood is dead and only provides support.
Edit: reading https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girdling https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bark_(botany)
There’s the link without the m as the browser decides for itself if it needs it.
As for the rest, thank you so much, we were unaware of that, so we appreciate your sharing of it!
Not unless it gets infected.
They disconnected the roots from the leaves around almost a quarter of the circumference of the trunk. It’ll probably survive, but it’s significant damage that could kill some roots and branches
Looks like old damage or just traffic wear–but I do not have my contacts in right now.