Yes, if you take enough off especially around the diameter of the tree it can kill it.
Can taking bits of bark off in the process do harm to the trees?
Can taking bits of bark off in the process do harm to the trees?
I joined REPS in 2006 and the planner requested that I cut the ivy off all the whitethorn trees because it makes them top heavy and they could fall in a storm, I have 250 whitethorn trees on the farm. He recommended a bushman saw for the job, I said WTF do you think I've anything else to do? He said it's only a few trees. I did about 4 in total and got fed up of the job, sure enough the next storm and all the trees I cut the ivy off fell and the rest stayed standing.I did chainsaw a few years ago and removed a one foot section but it rejoined itself in five years. Also there's thousands to do so it won't be all done manually!
I joined REPS in 2006 and the planner requested that I cut the ivy off all the whitethorn trees because it makes them top heavy and they could fall in a storm, I have 250 whitethorn trees on the farm. He recommended a bushman saw for the job, I said WTF do you think I've anything else to do? He said it's only a few trees. I did about 4 in total and got fed up of the job, sure enough the next storm and all the trees I cut the ivy off fell and the rest stayed standing.
Have you any cure for Japanese knotweed?Killed it myself this year just by spraying it..
ForefrontHave you any cure for Japanese knotweed?
Ignore it as it is not a problem. It is growing one side of a wall since I was at school and has never appeared on the other side .Have you any cure for Japanese knotweed?
Bits like you have in your picture wont matter but if you remove the bark around the entire trunk the tree will die.
Can taking bits of bark off in the process do harm to the trees?
Bits like you have in your picture wont matter but if you remove the bark around the entire trunk the tree will die.
It's a very handy way to remove ivy :Thumbp2:. I went around here a few years ago with the chainsaw cutting the ivy on the bigger Ash trees that were in a bad way with it and it was hardship. Some of the ivy was as think as a mans arm. Fierce shite and I think it's getting worse.That was one I bust into a bit much. Anything less the 25% of the way round to tree shouldn’t do much harm I read online.
The ivy is withering away anyway!
Great satisfaction in seeing the ivy dying back.View attachment 133524View attachment 133525View attachment 133526View attachment 133527I planted a selection of trees 15 years ago (Ash, Beech, Horse Chestnut & Sycamore), it’s amazing to see that some of them are now 20-30ft tall.
Trimming the ivy around their bases this evening. Pruning saw is handy for it.