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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

My son is a wildlife expert and he says that deer, in this area at least, don't like to bend down or reach up too much when they browse if they can avoid it. They prefer to browse where they  can keep on the lookout for danger.  Of course urbanized deer may be less wary and more apt to reach up high or bend low.
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On Feb 27, 2009, at 3:21 PM, Michael Dossett wrote:

Raspberries and black raspberries definately get nibbled.  I've seen it several times here in Corvallis and also plant collecting in South Dakota.  That said I think they tend to go for other things first when they are readily available.
 
Michael
 
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--- On Fri, 2/27/09, Melissa Kacalanos <mijwiz@yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: Melissa Kacalanos <mijwiz@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [NAFEX] deer-resistant plants
> To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: Friday, February 27, 2009, 12:35 PM
>
>
> 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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