To girdle a tree, you remove the bark all the way around the tree's trunk. When a full circle of bark has been stripped off, ...
The photo displays the trunk of the maple, which features a thick split in the bark as described. It also shows the circle of ...
stands apart from the other maples because it’s smooth, cinnamon-brown bark peels away like the outer skins of an onion or garlic clove. The paper-thin strips cluster against the tree ...