Because deer are stubborn resilient and surprisingly capable of overcoming blockades it would have to be a good fence.
Deer fence around apple tree.
Erect a fence around your apple tree.
Put a wire hoop around each tree that is 4 feet in diameter and about 4 to 5 feet tall.
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Because i had no intention of allowing my future orchard to be eaten by hungry deer before i d tasted so much as a single apple or plum i knew i needed to construct fences around the trees to keep the deer away.
Install a plastic or metal mesh trunk guard around the apple tree s bottom.
Putting up a deer fence is just as important as digging the planting hole or picking the right spot for your tree.
Put two sturdy stakes in the.
Fencing apple trees from deer may seem like a lot of work.
This works we tried this 2 years ago in the orchard and garden and it completely stopped the.
The best way to keep deer away from apple trees is to build a fence.
I mean this from day one.
It may also seem expensive.
According to the university of california at davis an 8 foot high fence is the.
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Tie string around.
Today we ll show you how to build a fence that keeps deer out.
Here s what i did and lets hear your own recommendations too.
Hang a deer deterrent scent around the fence.
Now we have it figured it out with big cages and i discuss that in.
However there is no alternative in protecting your apple tree from deer.
You will usually need to buy the plastic tubes called tree shelters.
Tree shelters work only on trees with leaves and not needles but cages work with either.
Wrap the plastic or metal mesh around the.
Assemble a fence around the young apple tree as a deer deterrent perimeter.
I ve planted 28 trees now and gone through several methods of protecting them from deer.
Here are some suggestions.
There is more protection that an apple tree requires than just protection from deer.