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Hi Heron;
I'm glad to get your news.
Since this was my first winter with trees in zone 4, I had no idea what to
expect.
Now, it's wait and see, but I believe you are correct. The stuff under the
outer bark looks to be fine.
Guess what else I did..................
I spent $2000 putting up a 7' wire mesh fence to keep the deer out.
It worked fine...........but I lost 15 trees to mice!
Man, do I feel 'ruhtahdid' as my MA friends would say.
I read, "the Apple Grower' by mike phillips, and the 'Backyard Orchardist'
by Stella Otto, and other books.
They all warn of the damned mice, but I paid no heed to this warning.
In the middle of a hayfield, no less!
Also, I left a ring of bark mulch within 6" of the trunk.
Essentially, begging for the mice....
WOW.
With regards to rodents, one should assume the worst until proven
otherwise!!!
Thanks
R
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