Ring barked Oak Tree trunk.(Quercus robur). Using a chain saw. Deliberately cutting through the outer layers of the bark including the cambium layer.

---

Ring barked Oak Tree trunk.(Quercus robur). Done purposely, using a chain saw. Deliberately cutting through the outer layers of the bark including the cambium layer. Done to kill the tree as a part of a management programme, to control natural plant succession on a wetland site.

---

Size: 3744px × 5616px
Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: area, bark, barked, cambium, chain, change, close, control, cut, cutting, environment, forestry, format, habitat, halt, kill, layer, maintain, manage, management, manipulate, manipulation, oak, planned, plant, portrait, prepared, prevent, programme, quercus, quo, removal, reversal, ring, robur, status, succession, surface, tree, trunk, vegetation