Garden Notes
Rope Around a Tree

Ropes around a tree can dig into the tree bark and hurt the tree. UT Extension Agent Chris Cooper talks about the damage this can do to the tree. The rope is holding up a bird house and Chris loosens the rope to allow the tree to grow.

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