Whatever it was, the bark is now healing over. I cleaned up the edges of each wound by slicing the bark with a knife and now new bark is filling...
I don't think this is caused by an animal????? But you are right the damage to the trunk does look like a rabbit or deer has chewed the bark off....
Thanks for making the change. A picture is worth a thousand words. Take care...djmitch
I have a young Japanese Maple that is approximately 8ft tall. The trunk is about 6 inches around. I have just noticed that there are areas on the...