Thanks, John. That is helpful.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hudson" <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Young Black Oak
>
> We have similarly sized small trees / sapplings across one section of our
> grassed property. We also have several inches, if not a foot or two, of
> snow
> down for several months during the winter. Come spring we saw that the
> tree
> bark was often denuded all the way round for perhaps a foot off the
> ground.
> Early on a neighbour told us that squirrels, goffers, and other critters
> bury under the snow looking for food and that tree bark is sometimes
> targetted. Since wrapping a loose fitting plastic cheese-grater-like coil
> round the trunk long enough to protrude above the snow line the gnaued
> tree
> bark problem went away.
>
> jh
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "LUG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 2:27 PM
> Subject: [OM] IMG: Young Black Oak
>
>
>> I'm on the fence about trying to save this young Black Oak, which
>> obviously grew from an acorn off a tree we lost a couple of years ago.
>> The Fall color is the best of the oaks in our area. The problem is that
>> insects or squirrels have damaged the bark on the lower two feet of the
>> trunk. Does anyone know of a way to aid this area in healing? I have
>> heard that insects will do it in, once this type of damage occurs.
>>
>> I don't often do tree-tops, but this one is reachable. ;-)
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Young+Black+Oak.jpg.html
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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