Assertion: canker sore | /r/CapableOf | girdle branch
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text: Cankers may enlarge and girdle a twig or branch, killing the foliage beyond it.
text: Eventually, the canker girdles the branch (kills the bark all the way around the branch) and the branch dies.
text: When a canker grows all the way around the limb, it girdles the limb, killing it.
text: Note: If cankers girdle the branches or trunk, the leaves above the diseased area curl and turn yellow.
text: It may take several years for the canker to girdle the branch.