Fruit trees/nut trees/shrubs for deer that love wet soil

[H20fwler]

I'll PM him and ask is he has any more for sale. I am a big believer in willows.

I just looked at his site, he has all kinds of sweet cuttings!

 

[Telemark]

What's his site?

 

[H20fwler]

bigrocktrees.com

 

[Telemark]

Well now I am more confused than ever. On the silky willow page it says "The only willow we've ever seen that the deer won't eat!"

 

[H20fwler]

Maybe they mean deer can’t hurt them, mine eat them back like crazy and they grow back even better.
I think that is what they mean by browse tolerant?

 

[Teeder]

Ive been planting arrowood viburnum, black chokeberry, and ROD in between trees. I like the idea, especially in a small orchard plot.

Bumping an older thread. I'll be doing something like this starting next season. Looking for pictures of what Mozark is describing here.

 

[Ruffdude]

I agree with black chokeberry, I’ve had some luck with it in lowlands but also in the uplands. Another transition low to high shrub that has done really well for me here in NE lower Michigan has been ninebark.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

I agree with black chokeberry, I’ve had some luck with it in lowlands but also in the uplands. Another transition low to high shrub that has done really well for me here in NE lower Michigan has been ninebark.

Deer browse ninebark there, Ruffdude? I don't seem to hear about that here in Pa. - but I don't know of anyone planting ninebark for deer browse here either. We need more all-year browse at camp. Always trying to learn .....

 

[Ruffdude]

Deer browse ninebark there, Ruffdude? I don't seem to hear about that here in Pa. - but I don't know of anyone planting ninebark for deer browse here either. We need more all-year browse at camp. Always trying to learn .....

I’ve got it caged so it’s growing really well but it appears the lower branches growing outside the cage are getting nipped a bit.
I don’t think they would eat it to the ground but they do taste test it.

 

[Telemark]

I think I will get some of those silky willows for next summer.

 

[RGrizzzz]

I have Ninebark growing in my yard in SE PA. I planted 5 seedlings in cages. The deer hammer anything that comes out of the cage. These are suburban overpopulated deer. They get a little selective in the summer, but still browse it.

 

[Mozark]

Bumping an older thread. I'll be doing something like this starting next season. Looking for pictures of what Mozark is describing here.

Teeder, been in north Mo all week hunting and visiting pops. The fruit trees in the orchard plot are in rows, like spokes on a wheel with the ladder stand as a central hub. When viewed from the stand you can see and shoot down the alleyway, between rows. It was set up as a bowstand, where maybe someday I could harvest one with a stone point. I started planting shrubs in between the trees to provide browse and help steer the deer close to the stand. Havnt had the best survival but there are a few still going. Didnt mow it this summer, hard to tell much from the pics i took today.

 

[Mozark]

More pics that might help...