There are many ways in which animals can damage trees:
* Leaves can be browsed during the growing season, or buds and twigs
chewed off during the winter.
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* Bark can be stripped, normally during winter and spring, when
other food is scarce. If bark is removed all the way around the
stem, the tree will die, because the bark is needed to transport
the water and food to the whole tree (in the phloem and xylem.)
* The main shoot is eaten, so the tree will not grow straight, &
will start to branch and bush out.
Guards are used to protect young trees from rabbits & other animals
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Made from a special plastic that will stand up to animals, weather and
strimmers etc.
These are designed to protect young trees against bark-stripping by
rabbits and voles. Quick and simple to install, being simply wound
around the stem of the tree. Push the end into the ground around the
base of the tree, to lessen the chance of the wind or animals dislodging it.
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