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JSB
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 10:52 am Post subject: Bald Cypress - Puppy ripped bark off all around tree |
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| :roll: My lab pup pulled the bark off all round the tree its about a 12 foot tree is there ANYTHING, I can do to save the tree!!!!! And keep her from doing it again!!!! Please HELP!!!! |
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The Ent
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| Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2003 6:57 am Post subject: |
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For the pup, I'd recommend approved chew-toy alternatives and training. Have patience, he'll outgrow this by and large on his own.
On the tree, how deeply was the bark chewed off? Can you see the cadmium layer of the tree (the wood itself) or just less mature inner bark? If it's just more bark then the tree shold be okay. Might put garlic/pepper tea on it to keep the pup and any interested bugs from checking it out any further. If the wood under the bark is exposed, mix up some tree trunk goop* and add some garlic/pepper tea to it to help deter the pup from wanting to revisit the site. One good lick of some Habenero-based garlic/pepper tea and he'll decide to find something else to chew.
*Tree Trunk Goop:
1/3 each-
Diatomaceous Earth (natural only, not swimming pool kind)
Soft Rock Phosphate (Fireplace ashes are an acceptable substitution)
Manure Compst
Mix the three and add enough water to make it a slurry or paste. Paint onto badly damaged tree trunks or branches. |
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davehiggo
Joined: 13 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2003 9:34 am Post subject: |
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| And do it NOW! I had the exact same problem (Chocolate lab puppy) and lost two 10-12 foot Bald Cypress in my back yard. |
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