Hello - I have a couple questions about some trees that were transplanted in 2021. We had 6 trees transplanted: 3 Black Hills Spruce (8-9 fee tall) and 3 Meyer Spruce (7-8 feet tall). They came with burlap on the roots and I believe were planted with it on them. As the trees have grown over the past 3 years, the part of the tree with twine around the trunk has come up above the ground. As you can see in the pics, the trunk is not able to grow where the twine is so it looks constrained. So my questions are: - Should I cut the twine off where I can see it? If so, should I dig down on any of them to find more twine? I'm going to try not to, but is there an issue if I cut the tree when trying to remove the twine? - Is this a concern for the health of my trees? - Is there anything else I should do to the trees to ensure good tree health? - The trees appear to be doing alright/good, but there are a couple bare spots and small brown areas on the bottom of a couple of them. Could the twine be contributing to that, or is that most likely from the drought or not getting enough water? Thanks, Tony