notch girdle

noun

A V-shaped girdle (removal of a ring of tree bark) extending slightly beyond the bark into the sapwood.

Meanings

nounnotch girdle (plural notch girdles)

plural notch girdles

  1. A V-shaped girdle (removal of a ring of tree bark) extending slightly beyond the bark into the sapwood.
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