>>1446227The living xylem and phloem (the veins and arteries of a tree/plant) are located right below the bark. The core of the tree (what you call wood) is basically dead tree cells.
Furthermore, a rope is round, so the surface that has contact with the tree is just 1 or 2 mm wide. That's a lot of force constricting on a very small area.
Plants don't have a heart or pump mechanism that pumps water up from the roots to the leaves. They rely on water molecules' adhesion forces and a difference in potential (negative pressure) created by evaporation in the leaves.
If you cut off the vessels or introduce an air bubble, they are permanently damaged and can not be used anymore.
So unless you want to create a future widow maker, please stick to straps or special tree protectors and stop using rope.
In protected natural parks, where felling is not allowed, the staff make an incision of just a few mm deep around the base of a tree, which kills it immediately. It might take the tree a few years to finally fall over, but it's de facto dead.
Of course it also depends on the thickness of the bark on the individual tree. Some species have very thick bark while others have just a few layers of cells. Regardless of what bark it has, ropes will leave marks, 1" or 2" webbing doesn't.
Anyhow, if you don't believe me, look at the following pages.
http://theultimatehang.com/2013/09/27/hammock-suspension-kit-new-hangers/https://www.arrowhead-equipment.com/store/p578/2%22_Webbing_Straps.html>Some States/Parks require 2" wide tree straps: Know your local regulations on proper and safe camping hammock hanging. Manually compiled database with the policies of different state parks in the US:
https://fusiontables.google.com/DataSource?docid=1L9BUTJrBisOevzO8hCcVwhCVdDAJ3LquP-mVap8#card:id=18>i fucking doubt itignorant twat, please don't reproduce
