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Cause of tree bark damage

Any idea what has stripped the bark of my Robinia Lace Lady Tree, please. Happened very quickly (couple of days?). No real disturbance to plants below and mo sign of bark on the ground.

Apologies for the photo being on its side, but I didn’t know how to correct.

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  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,231
    Might be a naughty squirrel? 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 83,826
    Deer?

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • TackTack Posts: 1,207
    How high up is it? Deer or squirrel are likely
    Central southern England
  • Definitely not a Deer. Could be a squirrel, but they have never been this naughty before!! Do you think the tree will be okay and is there anything I can do to protect it from disease?
  • TackTack Posts: 1,207
    There is stuff you can paint on tree cuts, deliberate ones but I think they are no longer recommended.
    RHS says this: There is no need to use wound paints, as they are not thought to contribute to healing or prevent disease. The exception is plums and cherries (Prunus sp), where wound paint may be used to exclude silver leaf disease spores.
    I'd move the bird feeder though as that is probably why it is happening

    Central southern England
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,051
    every hornbeam in my garden looks like that too
    Devon.
  • Thank you, that’s very helpful. I have already moved the Feeder and also some lower branches to lift the canopy. It’s lovely encouraging the wildlife, but preferably well behaved ones, please! 😃
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,051
    edited August 2021
    Helen197 said:
    Thank you, that’s very helpful. I have already moved the Feeder and also some lower branches to lift the canopy. It’s lovely encouraging the wildlife, but preferably well behaved ones, please! 😃
    grey squirrels aren't wildlife, they're vermin.
    When did you last see a red squirrel?
    It's like saying Japanese Knotweed are pretty plants.
    Devon.
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