Girdling, also called ring-barking, is the circumferential removal or injury of the bark (consisting of the periderm, phloem, vascular cambium and sometimes also the xylem) of a branch or trunk of a woody plant. Girdling prevents the tree from sending nutrients from its foliage to its roots, resulting in the death of the tree over time, and it can also prevent flow of nutrients in the other direction depending on how much of the xylem is removed.
Girdling, also called ring-barking, is the circumferential removal or injury of the bark (consisting of the periderm, phloem, vascular cambium and sometimes also the xylem) of a branch or trunk of a woody plant. Girdling prevents the tree from sending nutrients from its foliage to its roots, resulting in the death of the tree over time, and it can also prevent flow of nutrients in the other direction depending on how much of the xylem is removed.
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