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What I've been calling a clove-currant for years, doesn't have thorns but the 
deer don't browse it.  Deer don't seem to slow down the very thorny 
gooseberries which grow wild in the woods.  Jostaberry got destroyed by deer. 
 
 
Blackberries I don't recall ever seeing damage on, and raspberries do 
occasionally get nibbled on, but I think it has more to do with the deer 
keeping a trail open (either by intent or by default from browsing, I don't 
know.)
 
tc, sWI, very hungry deer
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Melissa Kacalanos
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 3:35 PM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: [NAFEX] deer-resistant plants

I'm making my garden plan now, and hoping I won't have to hide all the
good plants behind the deer fence. Can I get some advice on whether or
not these plants are reasonably deer-proof?

Thorny plants:
raspberries
blackberries
clove currant
black currant

Non-thorny plants:
maypop (which I've never seen, but the catalogs claim it's hardy here.)
pawpaw

Last year, I was surprised that the deer loved eating my tomato plants,
but left my basil, rosemary, thyme, and various alliums alone, so
there's no accounting for taste.

Melissa
zone 5, central NY suburbia

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