To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Damaged trees
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 09:43:35 -0700
Deer don't eat grass. They browse on plants, but their preferred food
is shoots of bushes and trees, like your fruit trees. Add in fruit,
and unless you have a tall enough fence, they WILL jump it for the
goodies inside. It takes a TEN foot fence to really stop them.
-Lon Rombough
So, I'm building a 7' tall fence around the orchard. A deer can
actually jump over that, but I'm betting that it won't be worth their
effort, considering all the grass and such in the area. Maybe visitors
to my property will also get the idea. Once the fence is done, I'll
start replanting.