What's been eating my willow?

spandit

Bushcrafter through and through
Jul 6, 2011
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East Sussex, UK
Most of the trees I've planted have rabbit spirals but I also stuck some willow rods into the ground and some have taken. Noticed that one of them looks almost as if it's been cut off with secateurs. The bark has been stripped. Wondering if deer might be to blame?

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