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[Jim Fruth <jfruth@uslink.net>]

   I treat my Amelamchier the same way I do with my cherry trees.  As soon
as the flowers are finished blooming, I hang red, plastic beads in the
bushes.  The birds scatter them and I pick them up and re-hang them.
Eventually the birds think that red things are not good to eat, so when the
fruit starts turning red, they don't eat them.  Robins, especially, are
easily fooled.
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Jim Fruth
Brambleberry Farm
Pequot Lakes, MN
www.bberryfarm.com
Jams, Jellies and Syrups
(218)568-8483 [Store]
(218)831-7018 [My cell]