Deer Control

[beenthere]

Ron
Does that bud cap have to be pulled off before the bud flushes out with new growth in the spring?

Two winters, I stapled paper popcorn sacks over the terminal bud of my red oak, and the paper survived rain, snow, sleet, wind...and kept the deer from chewing that bud. But in the spring, I had to remove them as the bud began to grow.  On some, I thought I'd waited a day or two too long, as there was a couple inches of new leaves unfolding, but they survived quite well.

[Ron Scott]

Beenthere,

I believe this type is left on until they deteriorate.

http://www.ifanurseries.com/budcaps

[Ed]

Just an update to tell y'all how quick a deer can find your small trees.

We had 2 days of gusty winds (Mon. & Tues.) yesterday (Wed) I found 2 of my tree tubes that had been blown over from the wind because of saturated soil.

Yup, both had the tops ate off. There were deer tracks all around both trees. Two years of watering and mulching those little white oaks shot. 

Ed

[Phorester]

If they wern't pulled completely out of the ground, put the tubes back on them.  They will re-sprout this spring.  If they were yanked out of the ground, re-plant them. (In a deep, theatrical voice......,)  "They will live again".

[Ed]

I did put the tubes back around them and I'll remulch when the ground dries up.
I know they will make it, but it just ticks me off that the deer can find them so fast!

Ed

[SwampDonkey]

They have oak radar and just about anything they want radar.

[Polly]

  i saw a deere picking blackberries a couple of years ago and she was only picking off the black ones and they are color blind i know why does anyone else