girdling
horticulture
Also known as: ring barking, ringing
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In horticulture, "girdling" refers to the process of removing a strip of bark and cambium in a ring around a plant's stem. This action interrupts the circulation of water and nutrients, often leading to the plant's death. The term can also describe insects that girdle plant stems. More generally, girdling means to encircle or bind something, like a tree campus or a bundle of firewood.123
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