35-acre
5 year old buck +
Yikes... I just read this entire thread and now I'm concerned. Before I go too far with this, yes, I only have 4 chestnut trees this way. I received them as a gift from my father and I know he paid a higher prices so I don't want to lose them.
I have 4' fully vented tubes on my 4 chestnut trees. I also caged them with 5' welded wire mesh now that they have topped out of the tubes (this is still first year growth). I haven't found wasps in the tubes. I'll consider that a good thing. I suspect that a coon would be able to go over the cage.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Welded wire mesh likes to re-curl! Once you cut it, it becomes VERY sharp. I cringe at the thought that I was almost blinded in 1 eye last weekend as it swung back and caught me just under the eye. BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!
Okay - so to my question/concern...
I was still planning to put screen around the base of the tree inside the tube as I've heard mice like to nest inside the tubes in the winter - but I don't see anyone doing that. But no one else mentioned putting $14 in protection around their trees either.
I also have some fruit trees planted and just caged and I plan to screen the bottoms of those trees as well.
I have 4' fully vented tubes on my 4 chestnut trees. I also caged them with 5' welded wire mesh now that they have topped out of the tubes (this is still first year growth). I haven't found wasps in the tubes. I'll consider that a good thing. I suspect that a coon would be able to go over the cage.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Welded wire mesh likes to re-curl! Once you cut it, it becomes VERY sharp. I cringe at the thought that I was almost blinded in 1 eye last weekend as it swung back and caught me just under the eye. BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!
Okay - so to my question/concern...
I was still planning to put screen around the base of the tree inside the tube as I've heard mice like to nest inside the tubes in the winter - but I don't see anyone doing that. But no one else mentioned putting $14 in protection around their trees either.
I also have some fruit trees planted and just caged and I plan to screen the bottoms of those trees as well.