[MPWG] NEWS: Trees are stripped for medicinal bark

[Olivia Kwong]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060809/ap_on_re_us/stripping_trees

Trees are stripped for medicinal bark

By SAMIRA JAFARI, Associated Press Writer Wed Aug 9, 2:44 PM ET

DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST, Ky. - The 20-foot tree stands half naked, 
much of the bark stripped from its trunk. It has only months to live.

"It doesn't know it's dead," says U.S. Forest Service botanist David 
Taylor, pointing to the healthy leaves overhead.

This slippery elm has fallen victim to thieves who tore off its bark for 
profit in the lucrative and burgeoning herbal-remedy market.

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