Which Trees to Protect from Deer. Smooth-barked trees are the most prone to bark damage from male deer rubbing the felt off their developing antlers during the fall breeding season or rut.

Since deer territories include many home gardens with young trees, your trees are at risk of further damage this fall. The rubbing can shred the tree’s bark from 1 foot above the ground to a ...

Tree wrap may discourage deer from rubbing their antlers on young tree trunks, but better protection is erecting a columnar fence around the trunk.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Tubex tree tube Q • I planted a new tree this fall, and a deer made a big wound in the bark. What can I do to help it? A ...

As deer become more active, they could be doing damage to trees and flowers in your garden. Carrie Engel from Valley View Farms has advice and products to protect your plants.

The amount of winter cover for deer ... The DNR and North St. Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District have completed a five-year effort to plant and protect 63,000 spruce and oak trees ...

Rabbits and deer soon begin looking for alternative foods when their supply of summer greenery is gone. The tasty bark of fruit trees, roses and landscape shrubs provides a tempting buffet.

Deer can reach browsing heights of 6 to 8 feet. Electric fences are aesthetically less noticeable and cheaper than more substantial fences as they don’t require heavy-duty fence posts.

Deer damage — which is caused by rubbing antlers against the trunks of trees — usually occurs in fall and not winter. Deer also prefer young, smooth-barked trees to rub.

More plants deer do not eat, plus free program on tree care By Calvin Finch July 19, 2024 Several weeks ago we listed four o'clock, Texas mountain laurel, primrose jasmine and vincas as landscape ...

Feb. 11—If you're feeding white-tailed deer this winter, you could be killing them with kindness. When the winter wind blows and the snow piles up, many Granite Staters worry about the state's ...