There's nothing you can do about what's been done, but you can protect the tree from further damage. Options: 1.) Wrap the trunk with corrugated cardboard tree wrap, available at most garden ...

The bark of a tree will eventually rot if it is covered by bark mulch. Another fall task involves protecting young trees from damage by rodents.

Vertical cracks on tree trunks caused when warm, sunny days are followed by bitter cold. Trees most vulnerable: Beech, crabapple, horsechestnut, linden, maple, oak, sycamore, willow, yellow poplar ...

This damage to bark tissue happens primarily on weak trees. Birch trees have thin bark and probably need to be protected in summer and winter. (Kye R. Lee / Staff Photographer) ...

If you have a valuable tree with serious bark damage and are considering removing it, there is a way the tree might be saved — and this is the time of year to do it. We have an “Arkansas Black ...

It’s not recommended to use tree wrap year-round as that gives insects a place to hide and allows them to damage the bark. Wrapping will protect your trees for different reasons. SUNSCALD ...

4. Tree Wrap. Tree wrap may be a better option than guards, as it can be used on a variety of trunk sizes and protects against nibbling, rubbing, and bark damage that results when tender bark ...

FARGO -- Tree wraps are important for protecting young trees against winter damage, but they shouldn't be left on all year. Be kind to your young trees and remove wraps each spring.

In a young tree, sudden, deep cold can cause more severe damage: cracks in the bark. Such cracks, called frost cracks, are most likely to occur on young trees, whose bark is still thin and ...

Gardening columnist Don Kinzler recommends wrapping the trunks of young trees each fall to prevent winter injury and animal damage. 3 months/99¢ a month SUBSCRIBE NOW Read Today's Paper Saturday ...

The bark of a tree will eventually rot if it is covered by bark mulch. Another fall task involves protecting young trees from damage by ... new trees. There are plastic wraps and special ...