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Re: Bark damage on lemon tree

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I should have mentioned a few details.

The damage starts about four feet from the ground and and goes up to maybe
eight feet or a little more.  Last I checked rabbits don't climb trees 8-)

The tree is in a fenced suburban back yard. Deer would be astonishing but
there is one low gate that could be easily jumped. If porcupines are
present at all they're not common in the southern Sacramento Valley.  
 
There aren't obvious tooth marks in the wood; the bark is slipping, so
it peels easily. There are tooth marks in the bark around the edges
of the damaged area. They appear to be small, 3-5 mm wide. There are a
few wider marks, but that might just be how the bark peels. Lots of
chips on the ground, also 3-5 mm wide. 

Much of the area damaged is on the lower side of horizontal limbs, it's
more circumferential  on vertial limbs. In most cases there is a narrow
strip of surviving bark, but it looks too small for the limbs to survive.

This morning I didn't see obvious new damage. The tree will likely
replace the existing damange. I can save most of the crop by harvesting 
and processing it now. It probably won't hold long. 

One neighbor showed me a polyethylene recycling bin where a squirrel 
had been observed methodically chewing along the exposed edges of the 
lid. I tend to think squirrels are the most likely suspects, but they're
active in daytime and I've not seen them in action on the lemon.  

Thanks for all the replies! 

bob prohaska

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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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