ringbark
Strip bark circularly
To ringbark a tree is to cut away a ring of bark around its trunk, severing the layer that carries nutrients between roots and leaves.
This kills the tree, making it a method of clearing land or—done maliciously—destroying someone's trees: Someone had ringbarked the old oaks along the property line.
Chiefly Australian and New Zealand usage; also spelled ring-bark.
Circumferential bark removal
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- land clearingRemoving growth from terrain
- coppicingCutting trees to regrow
- thinningReducing density or number
Plant tissue dying progressively
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- mortalityState of eventual death
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- wiltLose vigor, sag
rot · starvation · gradual decline · stag · leaf drop · secondary infection · structural weakness
Eliminating natural living spaces
- land clearingRemoving growth from terrain
- pest managementControlling harmful organisms
- wildlife habitatEnvironment supporting wild species
- firewoodCut logs for burning
girdling
Circumferential bark removal
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- land clearingRemoving growth from terrain
- coppicingCutting trees to regrow
dieback
Plant tissue dying progressively
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- mortalityState of eventual death
- decayGradual organic breakdown
wilt · rot · starvation · gradual decline · stag · leaf drop · secondary infection · structural weakness
habitat destruction
Eliminating natural living spaces
- land clearingRemoving growth from terrain
- pest managementControlling harmful organisms
- wildlife habitatEnvironment supporting wild species