While out hiding caches this weekend, I noticed alot of trees with the bark gnawed off. Murphy’s Law says, “Your tree will probably die, because you want it to live!” The ones I saw in the Great Outdoors will probably live because no one will notice if they die.
I believe there was a thread last year about “girdling” a tree to kill it. The layer of the tree just under the bark is what sends water and nutrients further up in the tree. If this layer is completely compromised, the tree dies.
So it also depends on how deep the little nibblers went. Wait and see is most likely the best thing to do now.
