Girdling, also called ring barking or ring-barking is the complete removal of a strip of bark (consisting of cork cambium, phloem, cambium and sometimes going into the xylem) from around the entire circumference of either a branch or trunk of a woody plant. Girdling results in the death of the entire tree over time. A branch completely girdled wil...
• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Girdle
(from the article `angiosperm`) ...century. By the early 19th century, it had been established that water ascends from roots into leaves through xylem and that photosynthetic ...(from the article `brilliant cut`) ...a finished gem with the maximum fire and brilliancy. It is the most popular style of faceting for diamonds. A brilliant-cut stone is round in plan ... The next step in cutting a round stone is called girdling (rounding; bruting). The diamond to be girdled is placed in the chuck of a lathe; while it ...
removing the bark from a woody stem to kill the plant. Encircling a stem with a material so that the cambium layer is destroyed, killing the plant.
The choking of a branch by a wire, rope, or other inflexible material which usually occurs most often in woody stemmed plants that have been tied down too tightly without regard for growth.
Killing a tree by removing a strip of bark from around its trunk. ... (05 Dec 1998) ... 
The choking of a branch by a wire or other material, most often in the stems of woody plants that have been tied to tightly to a stake or support.
Girdling term that describes the process of destroying a plants life giving tissue. It is similar to strangulation.It generally occurs when a smaller lateral root grows over and into a buttress root.
The choking of a branch by a wire or other material which has been tied to tightly to a support
encircling
a method of killing trees by cutting through the stem, thus interrupting the flow of water and nutrients.
The removal of bark from around the entire circumference of a branch or trunk of a tree.
The removal of bark from around the entire circumference of a branch or trunk of a tree.