I have two cherry trees already. The birds share with me. In fact, I
got a bumper crop this year. It's the peahes that have been the
problem.

Regards, Dianna


On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 07:34:16 -0500, "Dwayne" wrote:

The squirrels on my place used to rob the food from the bird feeders, until
I bought a squirrel feeder and put it up. Then the only time they would
bother the bird feeder was when I let their feeder get empty. Maybe a few
feeders would help your squirrel problem.

Getting cherry trees to replace the peach trees will only cause an influx of
birds that will eat your cherries. You will be trading one for the other.
I have both peaches and cherries, and lose the cherries, but not the
peaches.

Dwayne

"Dianna Visek" wrote in message
.. .
I have two compact Red Havens in zone 5b. This is year 4 for them.
In the past, the squirrels took every peach, while quite green. It
was so discouraging, I'd planned to take them out this spring and
replace them with cherry trees. But surprise, surprise, this year the
trees are loaded. My husband went out yesterday and picked at least
700. He wasn't very discriminating about ripeness.

They aren't as sweet as store-bought peaches. Is that due to the
variety or due to being picked a bit too early?

I was impressed at how much better they tasted in jam. Cooking seems
to develop the flavor.

I don't know why this year is different. The squirrel population
seems reduced. There may be more cats in the neighborhood.

Regards, Dianna
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