On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 01:41:58 -0600, Katra
wrote:

In article ,
Janice wrote:

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In the case of nuts, the tree grossly overproduces. The nuts that the
squirrel buries but never digs up is the nut that grows.

You may notice that fruit tends to be sour or bitter before the seeds
are mature. They are generally inconspicuous, too. It's only after the
seeds are ready that the fruit ripens and changes color to attract the
animals.

Ray Drouillard

Squirrels hereabouts don't worry about waiting for things to ripen! I
bought an apricot years ago.. sweet heart I think.. that had an almond
like pit with the apricot fruit. I never saw a one of them, squirrels
cut every one of them, and it had a heavy load of fruit on it, off the
tree while they were green.

Chickens roosting in the tree split the tree, and I didn't even
attempt to save any of it because I knew that I'd never get anything
from it with squirrels around.

Ah hates squirrels! I need a herd of trained Maine Coon Cats ..
trained to catch and dispatch squirrels to the "nut house beyond!"

Janice

Border collie, or whippets. ;-)

No doggies, they just bark up the trees and soon become neurotic and
run out and bark bark bark at the base of trees even when there are no
squirrels. Cats just go get 'em!

Janice