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by jaderobbins1 367 days ago
Yeah, girdling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girdling

I hadn't heard it used to get dry wood for harvesting but I recall it being useful because it actually kills the tree, so if you cut the tree down (after it's fully dead) the stump will decompose instead of trying to continue to grow.