ORIGINAL: SteveBNy

Learn about the damage they do to quality lumber and veneer trees and then get back to us.

We are talking about an action that will lower the value of a tree at the mill.
Most sugar maple trees are never harvested for lumber or veneer - and tap spikes are not the 4 to 6 inches that treesteps are.
They do not damage the tree in the sense of killing it or stunting growth - they can flourish and grow
But the areas these are screwed into become near worthless to the buyers causing a substantial loss to the owner.
Broken branches and scrapped bark do not damage the lumber or veneer qualities either.
If damaging personal property to the point of causing loss of income to the owner does not bother you, I don't know what to say.
It would bother me greatly.

Steve