Put a wire hoop around each tree that is 4 feet in diameter and about 4 to 5 feet tall.
Deer fence around apple tree.
Instead of building a fence around your entire woodlot you put a small fence cage or plastic tube around each tree.
How to deer proof an apple tree 1.
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.
Wrap the plastic or metal mesh around the.
Hang a deer deterrent scent around the fence.
There is more protection that an apple tree requires than just protection from deer.
However there is no alternative in protecting your apple tree from deer.
I mean this from day one.
According to the university of california at davis an 8 foot high fence is the.
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Assemble a fence around the young apple tree as a deer deterrent perimeter.
Fencing apple trees from deer may seem like a lot of work.
Putting up a deer fence is just as important as digging the planting hole or picking the right spot for your tree.
Erect a fence around your apple tree.
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Put two sturdy stakes in the.
Tree shelters work only on trees with leaves and not needles but cages work with either.
This works we tried this 2 years ago in the orchard and garden and it completely stopped the.
Install a plastic or metal mesh trunk guard around the apple tree s bottom.
Because deer are stubborn resilient and surprisingly capable of overcoming blockades it would have to be a good fence.
It may also seem expensive.
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Now we have it figured it out with big cages and i discuss that in.
You will usually need to buy the plastic tubes called tree shelters.
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Today we ll show you how to build a fence that keeps deer out.
The best way to keep deer away from apple trees is to build a fence.