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Any you fellas ever herd of ringing a tree? I reckon it helps it dry out while its still standing.
if u notch the tree so it dont fall, will it drain the tree above the notch?"Ringing" kills the tree.
Power company's will "ring" trees in rural or remote locations that have the potential of growing into the wires, thereby killing the tree before branches reach the wires. It's cheaper to "ring" and let mother nature take the tree down than it is to remove or trim the tree after the branches get into the wires. It won't do much to help dry the wood, as long as the bark clings to the tree it will hold moisture causing the wood to get "punky" and rotten. Trees that shed their bark relatively soon after death (such as elm) will dry from the top down without much, if any, rot. Trees that hold onto their bark long after death (such as Burr Oak and Black Walnut) will rot before they dry.
No, the notch won't help.if u notch the tree so it dont fall, will it drain the tree above the notch?
I have never girdled a tree but it seems to me it would be just as easy to fell the tree and leave it lay for a while. Whats the big difference if its standing or laying? Trees will not rot in a years time unless our working in a swamp.....
I have never girdled a tree but it seems to me it would be just as easy to fell the tree and leave it lay for a while. Whats the big difference if its standing or laying? Trees will not rot in a years time unless our working in a swamp.....
I never girdled one, Was always afraid a limb or the tree would fall on someone. I've been in the woods hunting before and seen girdled dead trees. Big limbs had hit the ground already. Would have been bad if some one was sitting under that tree. I guess if you owned your own land and nobody ever went out there it would be ok. Also maybe a small tree would be ok, But the ones i seen were huge oaks.
"Ringing" kills the tree.
Power company's will "ring" trees in rural or remote locations that have the potential of growing into the wires, thereby killing the tree before branches reach the wires. It's cheaper to "ring" and let mother nature take the tree down than it is to remove or trim the tree after the branches get into the wires. It won't do much to help dry the wood, as long as the bark clings to the tree it will hold moisture causing the wood to get "punky" and rotten. Trees that shed their bark relatively soon after death (such as elm) will dry from the top down without much, if any, rot. Trees that hold onto their bark long after death (such as Burr Oak and Black Walnut) will rot before they dry.
Now that would make sense to do it.girdling is used around here to eliminate aspen to let hardwood regenerate. If you cut live aspen the roots will regen new growth. if it's girdled the roots die too
if u notch the tree so it dont fall, will it drain the tree above the notch?
ya, i did some research but if the tree is girdled & notched so that 1/2 the trunk was exposed to air instead of connected to the roots wouldnt the capillary flow from the roots be reduced? asssuming the tree stays upright.Trees don't just "drain out" if you cut them, it's not like the water was forced up there with pressure and it will drain back out when you relieve the pressure. Capillary action draws the water up there, and even if the tree is dead, the capillaries are still there, the water isn't going to drain out of the capillaries.
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