We have just discovered one of our shrubs, a late-flowering ceanothus,
dying on one side. On searching there has been a neat removal of the
bark right round the trunk near the base. It has been completely
stripped off and looks as if it has been cut off with a knife as it is
so perfect! Is this the work of a hare as we do have a couple
around? If so, I'll put a cage round it.

Thanks for any advice.

Iris McCanna

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I think if you caged the hare it would be a bit severe....lol Try putting
the wire round the tree!

chaz

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I think if you caged the hare it would be a bit severe....

Try putting it in a jug


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I think if you caged the hare it would be a bit severe....lol Try
putting
the wire round the tree!

chaz


Soooooo....... funny! I would actually have appreciated a helpful
suggestion.

IMc

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We have just discovered one of our shrubs, a late-flowering ceanothus,
dying on one side. On searching there has been a neat removal of the
bark right round the trunk near the base. It has been completely
stripped off and looks as if it has been cut off with a knife as it is
so perfect! Is this the work of a hare as we do have a couple
around? If so, I'll put a cage round it.

Unlikely to be a hare IMO. You say the bark is completely stripped in a
full circle all the way round - you don't have any 2 legged pests do you?
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We have just discovered one of our shrubs, a late-flowering
ceanothus,
dying on one side. On searching there has been a neat removal of
the
bark right round the trunk near the base. It has been completely
stripped off and looks as if it has been cut off with a knife as
it is
so perfect! Is this the work of a hare as we do have a couple
around? If so, I'll put a cage round it.

Unlikely to be a hare IMO. You say the bark is completely stripped
in a
full circle all the way round - you don't have any 2 legged pests do
you?
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David,

Funnily enough the two legged pest idea was our worry, but we couldn't
understand why he/she would only tackle one shrub. Our nearest
neighbours are a quarter of a mile away. We are very rural with
masses of trees and shrubs in three acres. Why would they select one
ceanothus? A few years ago we had some very neat cuts on various
shrubs, i.e. brooms, hibiscus, etc. It was a cut which looked as if
it was done by secateurs, neat and diagonal. However, a friend then
said it was hares and showed us their damage. Identical.

A mystery.

Iris McCanna

This does sound like rodent damage.

Hare tend to take bark off a foot or more up the stem
rabbits lower down. voles almost at the root.

If the bark has been removed the whole way round the stem, then I am afraid
your Ceanothus is already dead as it will be 'ring barked'

A tree guard will protect against rabbit but hare can get above the
conventional 45mm height.
The taller ones are absolutely useless for shrubs with breaks from ground
level .

For bushy plants I suggest you try a chemical repellent such as AA Protect.
( if it is still on the market.) we had good results with it on our
commercial contracts. It does look like white paint which can be unsightly
in the garden

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Barry & Iris McCanna wrote in message
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We have just discovered one of our shrubs, a late-flowering ceanothus,
dying on one side. On searching there has been a neat removal of the
bark right round the trunk near the base. It has been completely
stripped off and looks as if it has been cut off with a knife as it is
so perfect! Is this the work of a hare as we do have a couple
around? If so, I'll put a cage round it.

Thanks for any advice.

Iris McCanna

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"David P" wrote in message
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In article ,
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We have just discovered one of our shrubs, a late-flowering
ceanothus,
dying on one side. On searching there has been a neat removal of
the
bark right round the trunk near the base. It has been completely
stripped off and looks as if it has been cut off with a knife as
it is
so perfect! Is this the work of a hare as we do have a couple
around? If so, I'll put a cage round it.

Unlikely to be a hare IMO. You say the bark is completely stripped
in a
full circle all the way round - you don't have any 2 legged pests do
you?

Funnily enough the two legged pest idea was our worry, but we couldn't
understand why he/she would only tackle one shrub. Our nearest
[..]

A mystery.

Sorry to hear that it can't be quickly resolved - at least it sounds
unlikely to be vandalism. The problem you will have now is a dead shrub
- the removal of the bark in a comlpete circle will have killed it, that
is why I wondered if jealousy may be the cause. In any event caging this
particular one will be of no help to it now.

I would suggest you give it a quick death by removing it now rather than
seein it slowly wilt and die. Less painful for you to watch!
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On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 19:39:39 +0200, Barry & Iris McCanna wrote:

We are very rural...

You have Hares and no Rabbits? Rabbits out number the Hares up here by
about 100:1... Rabbits will ring bark a shrub.

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