'When the bark is stripped from the entire circumference of a tree, also referred to as ring-barking, trees die a slow death due to the interruption of their nutritional transport systems,' he said.
The city council plan follows after what mayoral committee member Zahid Badroodien called an"alarming" number of trees being stripped of their bark, which is used for medicinal and cultural purposes.
"When the bark is stripped from the entire circumference of a tree, also referred to as ring-barking, trees die a slow death due to the interruption of their nutritional transport systems," he said. Badroodien said fever trees have smooth, slightly flaking, greenish-yellow bark which is coated in a yellow, powdery substance. Fever trees play an important role in the ecosystem as they are home to various indigenous bird species.
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