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Paid $104 here in SE Pa. - but that wasn't real recently. Extra cost probably due to supply-chain problems with Communist China. That's where Home Depot and Lowes get their concrete mesh from - probably most other mesh vendors as well.
I bought 2 rolls this spring for ~150$ each....darn price increases...now wish I had bought 3 for next spring's trees...I might know already what I'm getting for Christmas!
I would avoid big box stores. I found a few 150' rolls this summer from a rural lumber store. I found it by searching local steel and wire wholesale. I have no idea where they are sourcing their steel, but it was 50% (~$100) what Menards or other stores were charging.
Agree completely Spud. And here in southcentral Pa you might as well not plant a tree if you don't fence it good cause the deer will walk past a dozen oak, maple saplings to eat one apple tree. :(
I used to use 2" x 4" welded wire fencing. Bears here flossed their teeth with it. Deer pushed it in - as you said - and it was a complete waste of money. We've been using concrete mesh for some years now - once and done - at least with the deer. Bears are another problem altogether. IMO and IME - concrete mesh is the best option for deer protection, and it can be re-used after failures.
Avoid the big box stores. I know that there are some places still sitting on inventory that will have not gone up quite this much. I would google search for "wholesale concrete remesh". Also, check out more rural farm stores. Even as late as July and August of this year I was finding some for close to pre-covid prices.
I just bought $2420 in herbicides because of the inflation issues we are seeing. They may or may not see a price hike but I figured it didn’t hurt to have a couple years worth on hand to try and ride this out. Really though with the Clown in the White House for 3 more years it’s really tough to say how bad things will get. Let’s pray we do in fact still have a legitimate electoral process in this country and midterm elections are a complete blood bath for the Dem’s. If they aren’t then we all know the elections are a complete joke at this point.