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Olafhenny · 06-03-2014, 02:52 PM

I just donned my "grubbies" to go out and start scraping the bark off, when I had second
thoughts. Do not most of the nutrients in a tree travel through it just under the bark?

That might apply for poisons as well. Would it be better to spray the leaves now, wait
a few of days for absorption and then scrape off the bark, possibly for another spray
application there, then?

What do you think?

Thanks,
Olaf

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