These have been healthy trees for many years, but in the last month I have noticed there is bark missing, it almost looks calculated. It is only on the south side of the cedars, and it happening to about 20 of them. I have a double row of cedars that surrounds my house.
The only thing that has changed is that there have been about 30 squirrels re-located here in the past couple months, but I have never known a squirrel to peel of such large pieces. The damage starts about 4' up and happens in about 4-5' sections.
We are fearing a disease of some form.
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Beats me, Pyd ... and it wouldn't be safe to comment about a situation in a temperate zone so different from the one I live in ... but as a former nurseryman, I'd suggest you ask a local horticulturist or forester what's happening. They should know, or should be able to point you to someone who does know.
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The other odd thing is that none of the bark is on the ground.
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Talk with my bro and he says the same as fergie10, they should stop peeling the bark soon as they move into their breeding season, thought this site might help to prevent it happing again
I've watched them in my back yard strip the bark from top to bottom of my cedar posts. Anything I put in, fence posts, clothesline, bird houses are all cleaned right off.
And once they line their nests and have babies, do you know what you're going to have more of? You guessed it.
Had this situation on a section of my cedar trees fence line (15 ' high fence) in my backyard a few years back from a real harsh winter. The cause was Deers. They had nibbled from two feet from the ground to 5-6 feet high (guess they were standing on the hard snow).
Got the symptoms checked at the time by the Experimental Farm in Ottawa. They are the ones that told me it was common deer problem during harsh winter. Survival of three, 50% chance. Two of mine are dead, after a few years.
Old Indian saying, if a leaf falls from a tree in the woods the turkey will see it, the deer will hear it, the bear will smell it, the moose will not eat it, but be on the look-out for LeGrand.
The trees in the picture appear to be on the "inside" of the tree clump. According to my peers before me showing me how to clear brush,they insist that is caused from no sunlight/water penetrating the middle. However, thin the dead ones out, and trim the cedar canopy, cut branches to the trunk appx 3'-6' from to ground (pending How tall trees are). Although its abit of work, it does help the cedars in the long run. we did it on our small field were ill be putting a plot, not only does it look professionally crafted, you keep the cedars growing instead of filling out when they get into those clumps.
