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Girdled Young Hickory: Wait for Sprouts

Full‑Circumference Girdle = Top Death

If bark removed entirely around trunk to wood:

Top will die.
Roots often resprout vigorously.
Cut dead trunk below girdle; select strongest sprout as new leader.

If partial girdle, top may survive. Watch spring leaf‑out.

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