I just realized the pear tree I planted out at my mothers had pears, but no more and
I am sure it was the squirrels too. I am thinking about building a wire cage around
the tree. it all seemed to start with the edible pit apricot tree ... it was loaded
and then the squirrels stripped it in 24 hours and after that they went for all the
fruit. Ingrid

On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 01:07:32 GMT, "MPost" opined:

I have a great pear tree in my front yard that provides some of the
greatest, sweetest pears I've ever tasted. However, the squirrels have found
this out as well and in the past few years, have gotten to all of the pears
before I have. Any ideas on how I can prevent them from stealing my harvest?
There are plenty of other trees nearby, so preventing them from climbing the
trunk of the pear tree wouldn't help.


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wrote:
I just realized the pear tree I planted out at my mothers had pears, but no more and
I am sure it was the squirrels too. I am thinking about building a wire cage around
the tree. it all seemed to start with the edible pit apricot tree ... it was loaded
and then the squirrels stripped it in 24 hours and after that they went for all the
fruit. Ingrid

The plans I saw were very simple. You build in sections that can be
bolted together on the sides and top and collapsed at the end of the
season and then stacked in the basement. Like making several "screen
doors" with one that is hinged for access to your fruit. It is lot of
work and expense for getting fresh peaches.

If you find something simpler, please post it.

I'd think you would also have to put some barrier down into the ground
to prevent burrowing.

I'd rather use a .22 but my neighbors are too close.

They don't touch my fig tree. I don't like figs and I had tons of them
this year. Gave away baskets of them.

I HATE squirrels.

aluminum conduit 10' high sections. chicken wire. those plastic ties. that is
about how simple I can get it. put concrete block at the bottom, buried stays put
and drive conduit down into holes of block.
yeah. shooting isnt a good thing, but I am getting ready to start trapping and
drowning the tree rats. I am fed up with all their damage.
I LOVE FIGS. I LOVE FIGS I LOVE FIGS I LOVE FIGS I LOVE FIGS
send me some.
Ingrid

Sterling wrote:
The plans I saw were very simple. You build in sections that can be
bolted together on the sides and top and collapsed at the end of the
season and then stacked in the basement. Like making several "screen
doors" with one that is hinged for access to your fruit. It is lot of
work and expense for getting fresh peaches.

If you find something simpler, please post it.

I'd think you would also have to put some barrier down into the ground
to prevent burrowing.

I'd rather use a .22 but my neighbors are too close.

They don't touch my fig tree. I don't like figs and I had tons of them
this year. Gave away baskets of them.

I HATE squirrels.



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Sterling wrote:


I'd rather use a .22 but my neighbors are too close.


If you live out in the country but your neighbors are too close, use a
shotgun with 2 3/4" shells and small shot. If you are in the city, use
an air rifle, but only when you have a clear shot and know what your
backstop will be.

Bob