Put a wire hoop around each tree that is 4 feet in diameter and about 4 to 5 feet tall.
Deer fence around apple tree.
It may also seem expensive.
Hang a deer deterrent scent around the fence.
Install a plastic or metal mesh trunk guard around the apple tree s bottom.
Wrap the plastic or metal mesh around the.
Instead of building a fence around your entire woodlot you put a small fence cage or plastic tube around each tree.
However there is no alternative in protecting your apple tree from deer.
Now we have it figured it out with big cages and i discuss that in.
You can make tree cages yourself with fencing.
The best way to keep deer away from apple trees is to build a fence.
Before you read further know that this option.
There is more protection that an apple tree requires than just protection from deer.
Because i had no intention of allowing my future orchard to be eaten by hungry deer before i d tasted so much as a single apple or plum i knew i needed to construct fences around the trees to keep the deer away.
Tree shelters work only on trees with leaves and not needles but cages work with either.
How to deer proof an apple tree 1.
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Today we ll show you how to build a fence that keeps deer out.
This works we tried this 2 years ago in the orchard and garden and it completely stopped the.
Because deer are stubborn resilient and surprisingly capable of overcoming blockades it would have to be a good fence.
You will usually need to buy the plastic tubes called tree shelters.
According to the university of california at davis an 8 foot high fence is the.
I ve planted 28 trees now and gone through several methods of protecting them from deer.
Fencing apple trees from deer may seem like a lot of work.
I mean this from day one.
Tie string around.
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Erect a fence around your apple tree.
Here s what i did and lets hear your own recommendations too.