Do deer eat weeping cherry trees?
Steven & Melissa Rush
westfall.ta...@worldnet.att.net wrote:
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> I have a terrible problem with deer in my yard. The first year in this
> house we spent a good deal of money on plants which, it turn out, are like
> candy to the deer! Now I need to start over, and do not want to make the
> same expensive mistake. One of my favorite ornamental trees is a weeping
> cherry. Does anyone know if the deer will bother it? Thanks!! :)
When I lived in Fairport NY (Western NY) the deer ate everything that
was non-native. Seems they developed a liking for anything I planted.
Even with two dogs in the yard they'd stop by for bite or two. The
fawns were delightful to watch (I kept the dogs in the house when I saw
the deer coming). I have heard of people tying socks with (ugh!) offal
in them to keep them away.
Best of luck.
Melissa
westfall.ta...@worldnet.att.net
Dennis Mathiasen
On 13 Apr 1997 02:00:54 GMT,
<westfall.ta...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
Yes, if they can reach the buds they'll eat them. Likely
they'll eat anything they can get too during winter. In
many areas they are so over populated that they have very
few choices to avoid starvation.
For a discussion of controling deer and thier feeding
preferrences go to: http://www.borg.com/~dennis/deer.html
Dennis Mathiasen
Central NY Zone 4b
den...@borg.com
John & Melinda Sheridan
westfall.ta...@worldnet.att.net wrote:
>
> I have a terrible problem with deer in my yard. The first year in this
> house we spent a good deal of money on plants which, it turn out, are like
> candy to the deer! Now I need to start over, and do not want to make the
> same expensive mistake. One of my favorite ornamental trees is a weeping
> cherry. Does anyone know if the deer will bother it? Thanks!! :)
from your weeping cherry, birch, mulberry, linden, and most any other
tree you can think of. Sorry to give you such bad news. The only hope
is to spend the money for one of a decent size, and hope they leave
enough of it. Some years they seem to pass some of our trees shrubs and
perrenials by completely untouched.
John Sheridan
Gardens and Grounds Royal Roads University
Victoria British Columbia Canada
http://www.royalroads.ca/docs/gardens/home.html
Deb Skinner
Steven & Melissa Rush <mr...@flash.net> wrote:
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>westfall.ta...@worldnet.att.net wrote:
>>
>> I have a terrible problem with deer in my yard. The first year in this
>> house we spent a good deal of money on plants which, it turn out, are like
>> candy to the deer! Now I need to start over, and do not want to make the
>> same expensive mistake. One of my favorite ornamental trees is a weeping
>> cherry. Does anyone know if the deer will bother it? Thanks!! :)
>
>was non-native. Seems they developed a liking for anything I planted.
>Even with two dogs in the yard they'd stop by for bite or two. The
>fawns were delightful to watch (I kept the dogs in the house when I saw
>the deer coming). I have heard of people tying socks with (ugh!) offal
>in them to keep them away.
>
>Best of luck.
>
>Melissa
I have the garden fenced with 10' wire on posts buried in concrete. ;>
They don't like Vinca [periwinkle]. The previous owners had it growing
around a lot of the trees, and the deer don't eat it or bother things
that are growing in it.
Of course, the vinca is a pain, but I'm planning on using it for a
'protective border' for some of the places that I want the deer to stay
out of.
I havn't been here in Paradise for a year yet, but last year I discovered
that the deer hadn't read the same book I did about what plants they
wouldn't eat. Maybe, like Melissa said, they have to try anything new.
I've noticed they only like the first geen shoots of some things [like
tulips], a lot of my flowers had flat topped leaves. I'm working on a
system of row covers and movable fencing to protect the young plants.
I put some posts around the rose garden, strung a couple rows of twine
around and tied on a few bags of 'deer stink' my Dad got from the county
agent. I have new growth there, where there hasn't been any since the
dogs moved.
We fed them the windfall apples from every tree we could find last fall,
and they didnn't have much appetite for too much else. We had one young
one who would stand in the meadow and stare at the house, just waiting
for his apples. I've been seeing the does looking for safe hiding places
the last few weeks. When should we expect to see the spotted ones?
Deb [waiting for the ground to dry out on a soggy hillside in the Pacific
NorthWET]
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If *I* ran the world, we would certainly face a different set of
challenges.
jim lum
We just planted some Vinca Minor on a hillside as groundcover because
supposedly not liked by deer, so I'm curious about your comment
below....why is "the vinca a pain"?
Thx,
Jim Lum
Deb Skinner
Vinca spreads very fast. It needs to be trimmed to encourage flowering.
The previous owners here dropped their clippings under almost every
available tree. It looks nice, and will hold on a hillside, but 'enuf
already'!
You can't even compost it unless you have a very hot pile, it will just
grow again.
Deb enjoying the spring in the pacific northWET