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Question: I have a young Amelanchier purchased last spring. For personal reasons, I haven't been able to get outdoors to look …

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  I have a young Amelanchier purchased last spring. For personal reasons, I haven't been able to get outdoors to look at it. It appears some animal has chewed on the tree--through the bark and into the sapwood. There are just a few leaves left on the tree. It's small—the diameter where the damage is is about 3/4" diameter. Do you think I can save it?

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  Dear Madeleine89, there are several herbivores that will chew the bark and young stems of trees, so wrapping them with some type of protective material is important early on (until the bark thickens). So long as the tree has not been girdled (i.e., the chewing damage is not all the way around the circumference) there is a chance the tree can be saved. This is especially tree if the damage is less than 1/2 the diameter. You may need to wrap the tree tightly with a durable outdoor wrap/tape to protect the tree from breaking in the wind. Good luck!