dont worry, it will survive. I assume it has already started healing.... Termites will only eat up the dead wood I assume. Pankaj
On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Rakesh Biswas <[email protected]> wrote: > I have attached two pictures of bark damage secondary to drastic pruning of > young Anthocephalus cadamba branches. There seem to be holes in the bark ( ? > due to termite infestation secondary to damaged bark) and we are concerned > that the tree may not survive the damage. > > Please let us know the possible prognosis in this case as well as solutions > to prevent a premature demise in this tree. > > regards, > > rakesh -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
