Why does cutting through the bark of a tree often kill the tree?

Question

Why does cutting through the bark of a tree often kill the tree?

Answer 1

It would be the same as taking a large portion of your skin off!  A tree's bark is like its skin!

Answer 2

The bark is the growing part of the tree, where nutrients are passed to the rest of the limbs.

Answer 3

bark protects the xylem and phloem vessels in the trunk. cutting thru the bark can damage these vessels which are responsible for conducting water and minerals throughout the tree.

Answer 4

well you see.. a tree is like a human being.... cutting its bark is like... cutting the legs of a human being off... which often will result in the killing of the human being... so therefore.. if you cut off the bark of a tree, u will be murdering it. (cutting the branches does not apply to this comparison lol)..