Damaged tree trunk
AngieR
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Browsing through some pictures I took in the garden earlier today ( a pair of Gold Crests were visiting for the first time) I noticed that the trunk of my beloved Acer palmatum dissectum has been damaged.
On commenting on it to a family member, I was informed - "yeah, that's the tree Titch (one of our cats) has started using as a scratch pole".....aaargh!!!!!!!!!!! Can you tell no one else in the house is interested the garden?
It looks as though only the facing side of the bark is damaged but I can clearly see where it is 'bleeding' on the left hand side.
I've had this tree 19 years this coming spring and I'd hate to lose it. What can I do? I have some of those spiral tree guards I can wrap around to stop him doing it but how do I stop disease or permanent damage? Help!!
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nothing you can do about current damage, tree sealants do not work and are likely to seal in disease.
A tree guard might prevent further damage.
Luckily with the tree going into hibernation, it should stop bleeding soon and hopefully be fine next year.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Thanks everyone. I'll leave nature to itself and put a guard around it. A spiral one will have to do for now until the next time I'm up at the GC to source a mesh one.
Aym280 - I'm not so sure I'd call where I live a paradise! Under a flight path, a major motorway nearby too! I'll post a picture. I only managed to get one that was even remotely in focus. They fast wee things!
I'll do my best over the winter for you aym. I've posted a picture on the wildlife gardening pages. No squirrels here, I'm sure my cats would have something to say if there were! My cats all have loud bells on their collars so the birds can hear them before they see them.