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thisoneisnotasbad t1_iv2j0zz wrote

Reply to comment by YPG-Got-Raqqa in Deploy mallards. As seen on the rail trail. by applesweaters

Does,driving a nail into a tree hurt it? Is that the question?

Yes, yes it does. Anything that penetrates the bark hurts. Is it a major injury? No, it will heal.

It is a “dick move”? yes, yes it is.

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ties__shoes t1_iv3dzfy wrote

Does it make it more susceptible to infection or is tree infection not a thing?

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thisoneisnotasbad t1_iv3jssd wrote

Yes, It does make the tree more susceptible. I’m not sure infection is the right word, I think disease is the right word, but not like human disease, tree disease.

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YPG-Got-Raqqa t1_iv2zl7t wrote

Yeah I just can’t imagine how it would cause any damage beyond the hole.

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thisoneisnotasbad t1_iv325vk wrote

You are correct. The only damage is the hole poked through the bark into the living Philemon and potentially cambium layers.

I mean if you stabbed somebody they will heal and it won’t cause damage beyond the hole (assume you miss organs) but again, it is still kind of a “dick move”.

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Norse-Gael-Heathen t1_iv5hjxd wrote

You must love sugar season...

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thisoneisnotasbad t1_iv5imgj wrote

That’s a stupid response.

Yes I do love sugaring season. In fact, for many years I tapped trees.

Having participated in that agricultural practice has enabled me to see tapping trees can be dangerous to the tree. It also enables me to see the very clear fucking difference between using a natural resource to produce a product and driving a nail (which probably won’t be removed) into a tree for lolz.

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