black locust with bark stripped off (by an animal?)picture is sideways

[Danausplexippus]

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Something stripped some of the bark off my black locust. Can this tree be saved? (If so, I will put a fence around it.)  Should I put some tape or treatment on it where the bark was stripped off? Thank you for any answers

 

[trimguy]

I probably couldn't answer that , but I don't see a picture ?

[Wudman]

Looks like a deer scraped it.  That is pretty extensive damage.

Wud

[WV Sawmiller]

   Yep, looks like a deer scrape to me too. How high from the ground is the damage and what is the diameter of the tree? Usually we see it here on the evergreens but striped maples are another favorite. Other trees/shrubs will sometimes be attacked if they are in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[Ron Scott]

Yes, to a buck rub. Look for more in the nearby area.

[SwampDonkey]

Probably deer down that way. Up here I get rubs from moose, I found 2 new ones on fir trees this fall. ;D

[Danausplexippus]

Thank you for the replies, but can anyone please tell me what I can do (if anything) to help the tree heal? -
Do I tape it?, put some sort of a dressing?

[wisconsitom]

That stem might die or be in tough shape, but black locust is a tree that sends up sprouts from its root system.  Among other things, disturbance to any standing stems can tend to promote this "suckering".  You're never going to not have black locust if any at all are around!  Invasive species up here for sure.

No, wound dressings, tape, orange shellac, my grandmothers special sauce, that stuff your neighbor has in the garage.....none will do one thing for the tree.  If it has enough juice, it will try to wall off-not heal-that wound.  Tree wounds remain with the tree for their lifespan, but are walled off by new tissues over time.  Nothing applied to the surface helps this process.

[mike_belben]

the tree is a lost cause.  the good news is youve got a buck. 

[Danausplexippus]

Thank you, wisconsitom

[firefighter ontheside]

Its interesting, on our property we have yellow pine that was originally planted here about 50 years ago.  There is a lot of reproduction and the deer almost exclusively rub on pines from about 1-2" diameter.  I'm not sure I've ever seen them rub a hardwood on our property.  

[wisconsitom]

Yes they certainly do like to rub pine-family species, but any tree will do if it's at the right height, etc.  Lots of rubs on broadleaved stuff.

[livemusic]

Bucks rub hardwoods on my place from time to time. Probably 90% of the time, though, it's a cedar or a pine, especially cedar. Sorry about your locust. They are rare as hen's teeth around here.