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Will nailing decoration to a tree injure it?

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djheater

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I was thinking about making some odd decorations for the trees in my backyard, faces and such and nailing them into place. Will that irrevocably damage the tree do you think?

I was trying to search but my brain is useless and I can't think up any good strings... I get a lot of results on "tree spiking" and eco-terrorism.
 
Originally posted by: funkymatt
it's cetainly not like nailing something into your forehead, if that's what you mean.
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Yes that's exactly what I, no wait, that's not waht I mean at all. Thanks though.
 
Originally posted by: lozina
Can't you just tie it around using twine ?
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The designs I have ni mind are pretty complicated and wouldn't work that way. They're meant to blend seemlessly into the tree, as though they're part of it.
 
You could try wire then. It's thin and dark so it won't be visible. Just make sure you don't leave it on for a few dacades as the tree grows into it 😉
 
Originally posted by: Shaftatplanetquake
Originally posted by: djheater
Originally posted by: lozina
Can't you just tie it around using twine ?
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The designs I have ni mind are pretty complicated and wouldn't work that way. They're meant to blend seemlessly into the tree, as though they're part of it.
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Affix with semen FTW.
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If 'seemlessly' (which should have been seamlessly) made you think of semen, it's probably time to reassess your subconcious drives.... I'm just sayin'....
 
Originally posted by: djheater
Originally posted by: funkymatt
it's cetainly not like nailing something into your forehead, if that's what you mean.
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Yes that's exactly what I, no wait, that's not waht I mean at all. Thanks though.
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Tomorrow youll come outside to find out that some p1ssed-off tree decided to take a nap on your car.
 
I hear that copper nails are bad for a tree, but I believe it takes an entire ring of nails to harm it. I'd suggest just plain galvanized nails and if it's just a few nails, I doubt any harm will be done.

I see bird feeders and bird houses nailed/screwed into trees all the time
 
Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Why don't you ask the tree?
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*They take to long to answer
*Certainly I could ask, but it's likely I wouldn't understand the answer
* Get thee back the the cesspool that is P&N

^ Take your pick Moonie 😛
 
My friend had a tree house when he was a kid. Tree seemed to survive fine even with all the nails and stuff driven into it to support the thing. So I think you'd be fine.
 
You should probably use non oxidizing nails, as I don't know how well trees take to iron oxide in their systems. Then you should be ok, save for the slight increase in risk of the tree getting infected with a fungus or something. Not too many species are particularly vulnerable to that, though.
 
Originally posted by: FoBoT
i can't believe anyone thinks a nail in a tree is a problem
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Common sense would seem to indicate that it would make the tree mildly more susceptible to parasites and fungus.

The galvanized suggestion was a good one too....

 
No, it doesn't harm the tree because only the outer layer of wood is xylem. Past the first few mm or cm, a tree is dead wood. "Eco terrorists" spike trees to decrease their value as lumber.
 
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