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[Dan Nave <nave1@comcast.net>]

Exactly.  I was concerned when they ate the tops off my Carmine Jewel Cherry, Nanking Cherries, and currants but they have about 2 to 2.5 foot of plant left under the snow and probably will be fine come spring.  I was alarmed when I looked at my two plum trees on which I had put ribbed tubing up to about 2 feet and they had started eating the branches and bark above that.  Fortunately, I don't think they ringed the tree and I went down and got some 1" vinyl screen material and wrapped it up past the remaining branches so they won't be able to get them through that.  I think they will survive.  I had a flowering crab a couple of years ago that they girdled.  Very disappointing when that happens.

Dan

On 1/9/2011 7:57 AM, Jwlehman@aol.com wrote:

1b0a.745525de.3a5b18de@aol.com" type="cite">In a message dated 1/8/2011 11:33:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, nave1@comcast.net writes:

The snow is very deep and the rabbits have been able to get
up on it and eat off many branches of fruit trees and shrubs that I planted last year.  Walking on
the snow they are able to get above the fences that I put around the trees before the snow.   

Hello Dan,

Additionally they will eat the bark around the trees, especially apple, thus girdling them. Installing tree wraps can protect them from girdling, but not the branches.

Jerry

                                             

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