Why some trees are killed when a ring of bark is removed 2024?
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Complete girdling (the bark removed from a band completely encircling the tree) will certainly kill the tree. The reason for damage due to girdling is that the phloem layer of tissue just below the bark is responsible for carrying food produced in the leaves by photosynthesis to the roots.
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Complete girdling (the bark removed from a band completely encircling the tree) will certainly kill the tree. The reason for damage due to girdling is that the phloem layer of tissue just below the bark is responsible for carrying food produced in the leaves by photosynthesis to the roots.