Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: The question to make everyone angry!, 0 by David_Vermont

David_Vermont wrote:
As Resin suggested I would girdle the tree. I'm releasing some old apples from a surrounding forest. The bigger trees that have been shading the apples are being girdled like the ash in the attached photo. I find it easy to saw a connecting circle around the trunk and then with an axe cut the bark away removing the cambium layer. You could add to the wildlife habitat by piling brush around the base of the tree and also hide the girdlng work that you have done.