To remove big layers of bark from the live, not intended under cutting trees absolutely inadmissibly as the tree can die from it. How it is correct to remove bark from tree?
It is required to you
- - knife
Instruction
1. It is necessary to collect bark in the forest - in the city it is impossible to be engaged in it. In advance learn places of planned logging, cuttings of glades or roads. Coordinate volumes and terms of preparation with representatives of forest area and forestry.
2. Preparation of the berestyberest is widely applied in arts and crafts, art dressing and traditional medicine. Top layer collectin the springof birch bark. It easily peels and it is possible to remove it just hands. It is possible to remove birch bark from the growing trees which are not intended for cutting only at the end of spring - at this time there is intensive movement of juice in tree trunk. It is necessary to do it extremely carefully and very small layers - no more than 20 cm - not to ruin tree. The similar procedure can subject only adult trees. It is necessary to remove birch bark so that on tree trunk there was bast brown layer - on it new bark will appear over time. To remove bark, it is necessary to make vertical cut in the chosen place. The section becomes from top to down and its depth has to be 1-2 mm. Execute two horizontal notches from below and from above from the made section. Hook edge knife and accurately separate from trunk. It is possible to remove bark from the fallen birches at all seasons of the year. In forests it is very often possible to meet the dry dead or fallen trees. Their birch bark is quite suitable practically for any purposes.
3. In traditional medicine bark of guelder-rose, buckthorn, oak, rowan and other bushes and trees is also widely applied. Collecting bark needs to be made in the spring. Find freshly-cut branches of the necessary tree. Make two ring cuts. The distance between cuts can be from 25 to 50 cm. Connect circles two vertical notches. Accurately pick up and remove bark. It is necessary to know that it is not recommended to plane off bark from branch by means of knife since at the same time too narrow strips on which there are parts of wood turn out. Such bark is unsuitable as raw materials.