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Re: Bark damage on lemon tree

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> On Tue, 19 Mar 2024 19:39:15 -0000 (UTC)
> <bp@www.zefox.net> wrote:
> 
> >Significant amount of bark have been stripped from a mature lemon
> >tree, apparently in the last several hours. Both squirrels and rats
> >are abundant in the area, but in sixteen years I've never seen the
> >lemon tree damaged at all. I've observed squirrels feeding on mulberry
> >buds each spring, but they quit once the trees leaf out and haven't
> >done serious damage.
> >
> >The lemon tree is a different story; large areas of bark are gone, maybe
> >20% of the main stem surface area. Trunk seems to be left alone, foliage
> >hasn't been touched. One major limb is entirely debarked, all seemingly
> >overnight.

  Deer rubbing, common in spring, done to help them shed 
last year's antlers.

  Janet UK

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Bark damage on lemon tree <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2024-03-19 19:39 +0000
  Re: Bark damage on lemon tree Leon Fisk <lfiskgr@gmail.invalid> - 2024-03-19 16:03 -0400
    Re: Bark damage on lemon tree <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2024-03-20 01:11 +0000
      Re: Bark damage on lemon tree Leon Fisk <lfiskgr@gmail.invalid> - 2024-03-20 09:55 -0400
    Re: Bark damage on lemon tree Janet <nobody@home.com> - 2024-03-20 15:13 +0000
  Re: Bark damage on lemon tree "David E. Ross" <nobody@nowhere.invalid> - 2024-03-19 14:18 -0700
    Re: Bark damage on lemon tree <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2024-03-20 01:23 +0000
      Re: Bark damage on lemon tree songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2024-03-20 00:31 -0400
        Re: Bark damage on lemon tree Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com> - 2024-03-19 21:50 -0700
          Re: Bark damage on lemon tree <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2024-03-20 17:14 +0000
            Re: Bark damage on lemon tree Leon Fisk <lfiskgr@gmail.invalid> - 2024-03-20 14:33 -0400
              Re: Bark damage on lemon tree <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2024-03-20 19:40 +0000
                Re: Bark damage on lemon tree Leon Fisk <lfiskgr@gmail.invalid> - 2024-03-20 16:52 -0400
                Re: Bark damage on lemon tree songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2024-03-20 20:14 -0400
                Re: Bark damage on lemon tree <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2024-03-23 18:38 +0000
                Re: Bark damage on lemon tree Leon Fisk <lfiskgr@gmail.invalid> - 2024-03-23 14:55 -0400
                Re: Bark damage on lemon tree <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2024-03-24 05:17 +0000
                Re: Bark damage on lemon tree Leon Fisk <lfiskgr@gmail.invalid> - 2024-03-24 08:21 -0400
                Re: Bark damage on lemon tree <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2024-03-24 17:16 +0000
    Re: Bark damage on lemon tree "David E. Ross" <nobody@nowhere.invalid> - 2024-03-20 16:45 -0700
      Re: Bark damage on lemon tree <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2024-04-03 02:12 +0000
        Re: Bark damage on lemon tree Leon Fisk <lfiskgr@gmail.invalid> - 2024-04-03 08:31 -0400
        Re: Bark damage on lemon tree "cshenk" <cshenk@virginia-beach.net> - 2024-04-03 14:57 +0000

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