I’ve only had girdling problems in the winter, so you may be fine if you are in a warmer climate. For the field mice, I use bait blocks in bait stations. Tree guards are effective but not always practical on multi-stemmed shrubs. Fencing is great, but again, it is not always practical or aesthetically pleasing. Usually, it’s trying a combination of things, but nothing is for sure.
I have several arborvitae that have been damaged on one side by a lilac that was too close. The rest of the plant is fine. Any chance that the denuded part will regrow?
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it could be the rabbits girded the arborvitae in winter. It happened to mine
Just an FYI, I can barely hear you in all of your videos. Can you turn up the volume in your microphone or recording?
Is there any way to prevent girdling? We just planted 12 Techny trees and have a yard full of bunnies, chipmunks, squirrels and groundhogs.
I’ve only had girdling problems in the winter, so you may be fine if you are in a warmer climate. For the field mice, I use bait blocks in bait stations. Tree guards are effective but not always practical on multi-stemmed shrubs. Fencing is great, but again, it is not always practical or aesthetically pleasing. Usually, it’s trying a combination of things, but nothing is for sure.
I have several arborvitae that have been damaged on one side by a lilac that was too close. The rest of the plant is fine. Any chance that the denuded part will regrow?
It can take a while (years), but yes they can fill in, mostly from growth surrounding it that has been unaffected.