Question: I recently noticed thin strips of bark laying on the ground around the base of my honeylocust tree. The bark has been almost totally stripped off large sections of major limbs, leaving bare ...

Bark stripping is a common practice among many species of tree squirrels. Squirrels don’t actually eat the bark; they strip away the top layer to get to the sweet, phloem tissue underneath. Bark ...

WINCHESTER, Ky. -- If you’re thinking about stripping the bark from slippery elm trees for a little extra cash, be reminded that this activity is illegal on national forest lands. The herbal medicine ...

DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST, Ky. — The 20-foot tree stands half naked, much of the bark stripped from its trunk. It has only months to live. “It doesn’t know it’s dead,” says U.S. Forest Service ...

A new seedling planting initiative is revitalising Newlands Forest in Cape Town, bringing together traditional healers, SANParks and conservation groups to tackle illegal bark stripping. Thousands of ...