Although these processes are not well understood, the tree tries to avoid further injury.

Instead, they slice through weeds and other materials with a flexible but sturdy piece of thin nylon -- nylon that can easily slice through a tender sapling's trunk, or even the thick bark of an established tree.

Such wounds can sometimes be treated, depending on the extent of the damage. Advertisement. May 05, After all, trees have protective bark.

But depending on the species that bark is not always very thick. The repetitive injuries, often on a weekly basis during the growing season, can eat into even the thicker bark of trees. And you cannot help but hit the tree if the grass or weeds are growing up right against the treeclearing.barted Reading Time: 4 mins. Jun 14, It's possible, if still fresh, and not too badly damaged that you could also get"tree wrap" and wrap it very well, after following professional advice, and see it.

My husband and I decided to hire someone to cut our lawn for the first time since we have both been so busy with working. Despite asking the person to be careful I came home to find he had demolished the young tree in our front yard with a weed eater. There is damage around 90% of the trunk. The tre. If you really WANT a reasonably sized tree in that spot, then I would cut it down, dig the roots/stump out over the winter and replace it come the spring, although fall plantings should do well in TX - that long stretch of time until it gets really cold allows tree roots to get well established, so trees.

Mar 08, It almost doesn't matter how careful you are or how much you try and avoid nicking trees with a string trimmer or mower, over time it is bound to happen. The key is to not leave the damaged tree unattended, and there is a very simple way to help a damaged tree.

Make two slits about 1 1/2 inches long in the healthy bark above and below the missing bark the same width apart as your scions' diameter. Pry the bark in between the slits to form a small flap at the.