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Re: girdling




Miekal,
Have you tried those white plastic coils that wrap around the trunk? They're effective.
Does this happen mostly in deep winter snows? You may need more hawks and owls (cats,
foxes, coyotes), but the snow may cancel or hinder their efforts.You can attempt bridge
grafts to restore larger trees, but they're not always successful.
Keith

miekal and wrote:

> We have been hit very badly by mice & rabbits girdling our cherries,
> pears, apples etc.  For the one's that are not completely girdled is
> there something I can do for the exposed wood?  How much of a tree's
> circumference need be ungirdled for it to make it?
>
> Theyve also girdled every single sumac shoot in the whole town, it's
> quite a sight.
>
> Also, does anyone know of a good cheap source for 2' tree tubes?
>
> nature - 1, orchards - 0.
>
> miekal
>
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