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["Bob Hartman" <hartmansfruit@msn.com>]

Thanks for making that available.  I've had minimal damage from rabbits but 
the voles are my biggest problem.  Some trees have had all the roots eaten 
off, most just have half eaten off.
Bob

-----Original Message----- 
From: Claude Jolicoeur
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 11:06 AM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] rabbit damage to apple trees

Sorry I thought this site was open to look and required registering only to
participate in the discussions...
try this one from my picasa album
https://picasaweb.google.com/111554988849488925721/Divers

Claude


A 13:21 11.04.11 -0400, vous avez écrit :
> Claude, I wanted to see this picture you were talking about but it required
> a sign in.  I don't want to sign up for something else.  Is there anyplace
> where we can see the picture without signing in?
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Claude Jolicoeur
> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 8:31 AM
> To: North American Fruit Explorers
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] rabbit damage to apple trees
>
> I agree with Betsy.
> See this picture of the trunk of a young apple tree of mine that was badly
> damages by voles. There was a spiral protector but I probably didn't
> install it tight enough and the the small beasts ate along the spiral. The
> picture was taken 2 years ago (and 2 years after damage occured). Last fall
> the tree gave me a beautiful crop...
> http://tinyurl.com/362vwrj
>
> Claude
>
> A 10:52 11.04.11 -0400, vous avez écrit :
> > In my experience, apples are among the most vigorous of my fruit trees.
> > I have some experience with large wounds on apple trunks.
> >
> > On 2 inch caliper trunks, two of my trees had wounds at least 3/4 of the
> > diameter of the trunk. I wanted the trees, so I watched and waited.
> > Three years later, they are 100 healed. The trees are bearing well.
> >
> > If the branches are valuable to you, you may wish to wait and see.
> >
> > Betsy Hilborn
>
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