In the fall, the bucks are more likely to damage trees because they are heading into mating season. The bucks know there will be fights over the females. To prepare, they use the trunks of trees as ...

Painting is better If tree trunk protection is needed against sunscald on thin-barked trees such as ash, birch, linden, red oak or maple, there is a much better way to go.

Whichever trunk protection you use, start it as low as you can get it (at least under the mulch) and go up to at least 4 feet on the trunk.

What happens, in short, is that bark on the southwest side of the trunk is exposed to afternoon sun, and the sap gets warm enough that it starts moving in the tree. Normally this is fine, except ...

One of the major benefits of the TreePan, which has a diameter of 3 feet, is protection of the tree trunk — protection from lawn mowers and string trimmers (weedeaters), protection from rodents ...

Garden centers sell various products for tree trunk protection. Wrapping a young apple tree on a roll allows for different diameter and can be applied higher on the tree.

Plastic or sheet-metal rodent guards may be placed around trunks at the base of the tree, particularly to protect young trees, or they may be attached farther up the trunk to prevent tree ...

Measure 4.2m from the trunk of the tree in every direction – create a circle if possible – and avoid disturbing the roots within this zone.