Vandals have stripped of the bark from the trunk of a local ash tree
from ground level to a height of about 5 feet.
Anyone have any suggestions as to what we might do to help it to
survive?
--
hugh
Reply to address is valid at the time of posting

If its all the way there is nothing you can do

--
Tumbleweed

email replies not necessary but to contact use;
tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com
"hugh" ] wrote in message
...
Vandals have stripped of the bark from the trunk of a local ash tree
from ground level to a height of about 5 feet.
Anyone have any suggestions as to what we might do to help it to
survive?
--
hugh
Reply to address is valid at the time of posting

If its all the way there is nothing you can do

--
Tumbleweed

email replies not necessary but to contact use;
tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com
"hugh" ] wrote in message
...
Vandals have stripped of the bark from the trunk of a local ash tree
from ground level to a height of about 5 feet.
Anyone have any suggestions as to what we might do to help it to
survive?
--
hugh
Reply to address is valid at the time of posting

"hugh" ] wrote in message
...
Vandals have stripped of the bark from the trunk of a local ash tree
from ground level to a height of about 5 feet.
Anyone have any suggestions as to what we might do to help it to
survive?

If they have done it al round the stem, it would be time to call the
local tree surgeon to remove the tree.

Franz

"hugh" ] wrote in message
...
Vandals have stripped of the bark from the trunk of a local ash tree
from ground level to a height of about 5 feet.
Anyone have any suggestions as to what we might do to help it to
survive?

If they have done it al round the stem, it would be time to call the
local tree surgeon to remove the tree.

Franz

In article , hugh
] writes
Vandals have stripped of the bark from the trunk of a local ash tree
from ground level to a height of about 5 feet.
Anyone have any suggestions as to what we might do to help it to
survive?

If it's stripped all the way round, there's nothing you can do.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

In article , hugh
] writes
Vandals have stripped of the bark from the trunk of a local ash tree
from ground level to a height of about 5 feet.
Anyone have any suggestions as to what we might do to help it to
survive?

If it's stripped all the way round, there's nothing you can do.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

Kay wrote in message ...
In article , hugh
] writes
Vandals have stripped of the bark from the trunk of a local ash tree
from ground level to a height of about 5 feet.
Anyone have any suggestions as to what we might do to help it to
survive?

If it's stripped all the way round, there's nothing you can do.

Absolutely. But, the most extraordinary thing: in the children's
playground near me, some swine stripped the bark off the whole trunk
of a handsome purple sycamore-thing about twenty years old. (I could
have wept, sworn, done physical violence.) This was, I think, in May
or possibly even in April; but all the leaves are still on, and it's
seeding. There must have been enough moisture left in the branches to
keep it going all this time.

I've never seen a mature tree completely barked before, and expected a
much quicker collapse.

Mike.

Kay wrote in message ...
In article , hugh
] writes
Vandals have stripped of the bark from the trunk of a local ash tree
from ground level to a height of about 5 feet.
Anyone have any suggestions as to what we might do to help it to
survive?

If it's stripped all the way round, there's nothing you can do.

Absolutely. But, the most extraordinary thing: in the children's
playground near me, some swine stripped the bark off the whole trunk
of a handsome purple sycamore-thing about twenty years old. (I could
have wept, sworn, done physical violence.) This was, I think, in May
or possibly even in April; but all the leaves are still on, and it's
seeding. There must have been enough moisture left in the branches to
keep it going all this time.

I've never seen a mature tree completely barked before, and expected a
much quicker collapse.

Mike.

In article , Mike Lyle
writes
Absolutely. But, the most extraordinary thing: in the children's
playground near me, some swine stripped the bark off the whole trunk
of a handsome purple sycamore-thing about twenty years old. (I could
have wept, sworn, done physical violence.) This was, I think, in May
or possibly even in April; but all the leaves are still on, and it's
seeding. There must have been enough moisture left in the branches to
keep it going all this time.

No, it's the other way around. The water goes up the middle (mainly).
It's the food that's transported up in a thin layer just under the bark.
So if the tree is barked all round, there's enough water to keep it
going a long while, and it dies of slow starvation.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

In article , Mike Lyle
writes
Absolutely. But, the most extraordinary thing: in the children's
playground near me, some swine stripped the bark off the whole trunk
of a handsome purple sycamore-thing about twenty years old. (I could
have wept, sworn, done physical violence.) This was, I think, in May
or possibly even in April; but all the leaves are still on, and it's
seeding. There must have been enough moisture left in the branches to
keep it going all this time.

No, it's the other way around. The water goes up the middle (mainly).
It's the food that's transported up in a thin layer just under the bark.
So if the tree is barked all round, there's enough water to keep it
going a long while, and it dies of slow starvation.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

In message , Mike Lyle
writes
Kay wrote in message
...
In article , hugh
] writes
Vandals have stripped of the bark from the trunk of a local ash tree
from ground level to a height of about 5 feet.
Anyone have any suggestions as to what we might do to help it to
survive?

If it's stripped all the way round, there's nothing you can do.

Absolutely. But, the most extraordinary thing: in the children's
playground near me, some swine stripped the bark off the whole trunk
of a handsome purple sycamore-thing about twenty years old. (I could
have wept, sworn, done physical violence.) This was, I think, in May
or possibly even in April; but all the leaves are still on, and it's
seeding. There must have been enough moisture left in the branches to
keep it going all this time.

I've never seen a mature tree completely barked before, and expected a
much quicker collapse.

Mike.
According to the council's Ground Maintenance manager it is possible
though unlikely that the tree may survive.
--
hugh
Reply to address is valid at the time of posting

In message , Mike Lyle
writes
Kay wrote in message
...
In article , hugh
] writes
Vandals have stripped of the bark from the trunk of a local ash tree
from ground level to a height of about 5 feet.
Anyone have any suggestions as to what we might do to help it to
survive?

If it's stripped all the way round, there's nothing you can do.

Absolutely. But, the most extraordinary thing: in the children's
playground near me, some swine stripped the bark off the whole trunk
of a handsome purple sycamore-thing about twenty years old. (I could
have wept, sworn, done physical violence.) This was, I think, in May
or possibly even in April; but all the leaves are still on, and it's
seeding. There must have been enough moisture left in the branches to
keep it going all this time.

I've never seen a mature tree completely barked before, and expected a
much quicker collapse.

Mike.
According to the council's Ground Maintenance manager it is possible
though unlikely that the tree may survive.
--
hugh
Reply to address is valid at the time of posting

hugh ] wrote in :

Kay wrote in message
.. .
In article , hugh
] writes
Vandals have stripped of the bark from the trunk of a local ash tree
from ground level to a height of about 5 feet.
Anyone have any suggestions as to what we might do to help it to
survive?

If it's stripped all the way round, there's nothing you can do.

According to the council's Ground Maintenance manager it is possible
though unlikely that the tree may survive.

If it's an ash, and was well established, I'd expect it to come back from
the roots if it is cut down to ground level. They are very tough trees. It
will be a long while before it starts looking like a tree again rather than
a bush, of course, and it will probably never get back its original shape.

Victoria
--
gardening on a north-facing hill
in South-East Cornwall
--

hugh ] wrote in :

Kay wrote in message
.. .
In article , hugh
] writes
Vandals have stripped of the bark from the trunk of a local ash tree
from ground level to a height of about 5 feet.
Anyone have any suggestions as to what we might do to help it to
survive?

If it's stripped all the way round, there's nothing you can do.

According to the council's Ground Maintenance manager it is possible
though unlikely that the tree may survive.

If it's an ash, and was well established, I'd expect it to come back from
the roots if it is cut down to ground level. They are very tough trees. It
will be a long while before it starts looking like a tree again rather than
a bush, of course, and it will probably never get back its original shape.

Victoria
--
gardening on a north-facing hill
in South-East Cornwall
--