<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\nGirdling is one of the most cost-effective methods for controlling vegetation growth. Removing a ring of bark including the phloem and the xylem cuts off the transport of nutrients from the roots to the foliage and vice versa. This eventually leads to the tree starving to death. One of the downsides of Girdling is that it takes a really long time to be effective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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