Rabbit Damage

Rabbit damage to small sapling. Rabbit damage is easy to identify because they make clean cuts.
Rabbit damage is easy to identify because they make clean cuts.

Photo: Jared Duquette

This small dogwood sapling was damaged by a rabbit during a period of snow in the winter. Rabbits will eat bark from trees and shrubs during the winter if they cannot find other food.
This small dogwood sapling was damaged by a rabbit during a period of snow in the winter. Rabbits will eat bark from trees and shrubs during the winter if they cannot find other food.

Photo: Laura Kammin