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Dog-Stripped Maple Bark: Clean Wound, Deter Dog with Hot Sauce

75% Bark Loss = High Mortality Risk

If cambium severed full circle, tree dies. If strips remain connected, survival possible.

Immediate Care

Trim loose bark.
No wound paint.
Spray Merit to prevent borers.
Apply capsaicin (hot sauce) on remaining bark to repel dog.

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