"Kaz" wrote in message
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Does anyone have an effective method of preventing mice from ring-barking
saplings? I have just lost several dozen potted Acers, Willows and fruit
trees (and last winter and the winter before!). Any ideas gratefully
received.
Christina



Are you sure it's mice doing the damage?

See
http://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/web...ue/INFD-6K4KAF

for a guide to identification of the likely culprit. There's also a link to
preventative measures, but none specified for mice. Plastic tubes, perhaps?