On Mar 30, 6:23 am, "Frank" wrote:
On Mar 29, 9:40 pm, "James" wrote:





On Mar 29, 5:11 pm, "Dwayne" wrote:

I would get new trees, plant them inside at least 3 ft high weld wire fence
with no more than 2 inches of space between the openings. Then I would cut
it into 3 to 5 ft long pieces and circle them into cages and set them out
around your new trees.

I would plan on leaving them here for 3 or more years. I didnt know at what
age they are no longer fair game for rabbits, but I've heard that deer also
love to munch on them.

Good luck. Dwayne

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My pet bunnies complete chew the bark around several apple trees. If
I make cuttings now and stick them in the ground, is there much chance
they'll root? They just started leafing. Would I be much better off
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Hard to believe that rabbits would damage trees that old. Usually
they damage small trees in the winter when snow is on the ground and
they munch bark above snow line.
Buck deer OTOH can demolish a tree maybe up to 8 inches in diameter by
rubbing their antlers on it. This normally happens in late summer to
early winter. For rabbits, wrapping the tree trunk with plastic or
paper will protect bark but for deer you need fencing.
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Apple bark remains thin and delicious to rabbits. Rabbits also love
dogwood twigs but the trunk is too rough for them.