Re: [nafex] tree guards

[Tom Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hi,

I can tell you that if you have snow, two feet is not high enough.

I have two apple whips that are gone where the 3' spriral wrap ends.  The snow was at
least 2' deep, and a rabbit on top of the snow ate the top of the tree.

In my inlaw's orchard up the road, a rabbit ate all the buds off the lower branches.
Deep snow is a rabbits best friend.

Regards,
Tom

Gord Hawkes wrote:

> Hi Del.  We used aluminum window screening this year - went on extremely
> well.  The jury is out until the snow is gone to determine just how
> effective it was.  Will keep you and the list posted.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Gord Hawkes
> www.logcabinorchard.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: del stubbs [mailto:pinewoodel@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 8:14 AM
> To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [nafex] tree guards
>
> I've been a pondering tree gaurds, and a deep subject she is what with
> plastic spiral wraps and aluminum foils and all.....But I keep returning to
> window screen.....
>         it breathes,
>         it can be painted white on the south (I understand that having the shade
> somewhat removed from the tree -rather than just painted bark- is better
> protection)
>         the holes are smaller than any field mice I know,
>         should last many years even underground a few inches
>         can be cheap
>
>         on the last note I called the local hardware store and found that I could
> buy a 100 foot roll of 2' window screen for $62 U.S.  If I cut it into 1'
> strips that's 62 cents each, can you beat it?
>         yep!, scrounger that I am I asked the clerk what happens to all the
> discarded screen...it took a while to convince him that someone could
> actually want it!  bins of it he said,  come and get it, espcially come
> spring.
>         the quoted price was for aluminum, the common fiberglass was cheaper, but i
> didn't ask
>         I just now tried rolling up a 1' by 2' sheet on a piece of an old garden
> handle and it made a nice tight roll......origionally i thought to just wrap
> it around tree (about 3 to 4" tube and staple edges tpogether)   but this
> 1"-three-times-around  tube would naturally expand with the tree. It could
> be secured with a quick wrap of twine if needed
>         Any better ideas?
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--
Thomas Olenio
Ontario, Canada
Hardiness Zone 6a



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