nrowles
5 year old buck +
I bought 5 apple trees over the weekend and got them planted. They are about 5 feet tall and have a guard that wraps around the lower 18" or so. I have almost all wildlife imaginable for central PA. Heck I almost hit a fisher pulling out of the driveway this morning which was pretty wild.
Do I need to protect the trees from wildlife in addition to the wrap at bottom? Fence? With them already being 5 feet, how big would the fence need to be? And how long (to what size) do they need to be fenced? I feel like I overpaid for these because I thought I remembered them being cheaper and I had already rented an auger for other trees I was planting and didn't want to run all over trying to find cheaper ones and have to rent the auger again later so I bought them anyways. With that being said, I don't want deer or bear or something else to destroy them since I paid so much.
Do I need to protect the trees from wildlife in addition to the wrap at bottom? Fence? With them already being 5 feet, how big would the fence need to be? And how long (to what size) do they need to be fenced? I feel like I overpaid for these because I thought I remembered them being cheaper and I had already rented an auger for other trees I was planting and didn't want to run all over trying to find cheaper ones and have to rent the auger again later so I bought them anyways. With that being said, I don't want deer or bear or something else to destroy them since I paid so much.