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Boxwood > Stems/branches > Bark or small branches chewed or removed

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  • Image: 1
    Credit: M. Grabowski, University of Minnesota
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    Credit: M. Grabowski, University of Minnesota

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    Credit: M. Grabowski, University of Minnesota

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green arrowRabbits

  • Bark is completely removed from stems or in irregular patches
  • Damage occurs in winter and the bark is removed only below the snowline
  • Only bark is removed, no branches or small stems are cut off as in rabbit damage
  • Wood will show scrapings the size of fork tines
  • More information on rabbit damage...
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  • Image: 1
    Credit: K. Zuzek, University of Minnesota
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    Credit: Robert L. Anderson, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

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    Credit: USDA Forest Service, North Central Research Station Archive, Bugwood.org

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green arrowVoles

  • Bark is completely removed from stems or in irregular patches
  • Damage occurs in winter and the bark is removed only below the snowline
  • Only bark is removed, no branches or small stems are cut off as in rabbit damage
  • Wood will show scrapings the size of fork tines
  • More information on vole damage...

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