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["Jack Wigal" <kr8z@citynet.net>]

Hello fellows,  I have enjoyed reading other folks rabbit problems the last
few months.  I posted a note concerning the same problem a few weeks back.
One fellow suggested putting apple cuttings (which would be pruned later
anyway) around the little trees. I didn't have the nerve to do this around
little trees I payed hard earned money for, so did it to one and two year
trees that I grew from seed. The little furry critter ate all the buds off
the cuttings laying on the ground and so far hasn't touched any of my
seedlings, so it's working.

Jack Wigal
Washington, WV




----- Original Message -----
From: del stubbs <pinewoodel@hotmail.com>
To: <nafex@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: [nafex] tree guards


> Tom , right about the rabbits. I've only seen 2 in the last 4 years though
> and they ended in the stew pot.   But just in case - remember my post a
> couple months ago about advertising for used chicken wire?   I got loads,
> and cheap- cleaned up some old piles for elderly farmers ......and now i
> have 4' high chicken wire as the rabbit and deer guard, about 3' dia.  as
> the trees grow up I'll add fencing or whatever for the deer,  I enjoyed
your
> idea early this season about making trenches to guide the rabbits, is that
> still working?
>
>
> >From: Tom Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>
> >Reply-To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
> >To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [nafex] tree guards
> >Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 11:25:28 -0500
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >I can tell you that if you have snow, two feet is not high enough.
> >
> >I have two apple whips that are gone where the 3' spriral wrap ends.  The
> >snow was at
> >least 2' deep, and a rabbit on top of the snow ate the top of the tree.
> >
> >In my inlaw's orchard up the road, a rabbit ate all the buds off the
lower
> >branches.
> >Deep snow is a rabbits best friend.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Tom
> >
> >Gord Hawkes wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Del.  We used aluminum window screening this year - went on
extremely
> > > well.  The jury is out until the snow is gone to determine just how
> > > effective it was.  Will keep you and the list posted.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > >
> > > Gord Hawkes
> > > www.logcabinorchard.com
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: del stubbs [mailto:pinewoodel@hotmail.com]
> > > Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 8:14 AM
> > > To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [nafex] tree guards
> > >
> > > I've been a pondering tree gaurds, and a deep subject she is what with
> > > plastic spiral wraps and aluminum foils and all.....But I keep
returning
> >to
> > > window screen.....
> > >         it breathes,
> > >         it can be painted white on the south (I understand that having
> >the shade
> > > somewhat removed from the tree -rather than just painted bark- is
better
> > > protection)
> > >         the holes are smaller than any field mice I know,
> > >         should last many years even underground a few inches
> > >         can be cheap
> > >
> > >         on the last note I called the local hardware store and found
> >that I could
> > > buy a 100 foot roll of 2' window screen for $62 U.S.  If I cut it into
> >1'
> > > strips that's 62 cents each, can you beat it?
> > >         yep!, scrounger that I am I asked the clerk what happens to
all
> >the
> > > discarded screen...it took a while to convince him that someone could
> > > actually want it!  bins of it he said,  come and get it, espcially
come
> > > spring.
> > >         the quoted price was for aluminum, the common fiberglass was
> >cheaper, but i
> > > didn't ask
> > >         I just now tried rolling up a 1' by 2' sheet on a piece of an
> >old garden
> > > handle and it made a nice tight roll......origionally i thought to
just
> >wrap
> > > it around tree (about 3 to 4" tube and staple edges tpogether)   but
> >this
> > > 1"-three-times-around  tube would naturally expand with the tree. It
> >could
> > > be secured with a quick wrap of twine if needed
> > >         Any better ideas?
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> >--
> >Thomas Olenio
> >Ontario, Canada
> >Hardiness Zone 6a
> >
> >
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