Downy Birch - Bark Damage

[nicko116]

Hi all, i'm new to the forum and after some advce. I've recently planted a Dawney Birch in my garden along with a support post which during a big storm has rubbed and taken off some of the Bark.

 

Becuase the tree hasnt yet fully settled into the garden is this anything to worry about and will the tree recover? Its only taken off the white and penerated a little into the underneath layers.

 

 

Edited August 1, 2021 by nicko116

[dumper]

Tidy the edges with a sharp knife, remove stake and replace with a double stake and cross bar much lower down use a rubber tree tie staple to cross bar 

leave it to grow should be ok

[Dan Maynard]

Hate to say it but the most important layer is just underneath the bark. In the second photo it looks a bit like brown patches on the front and also lower down, which are not a good sign. How is the leaf coverage on the tree? Can you take some photos from further back?