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Post by laughlin on Nov 21, 2021 17:25:32 GMT -5
I’m considering planting some Norway spruce in an area I don’t wish to mow anymore. Will deer bother them much?
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Post by Mack Apiary Bees on Nov 21, 2021 21:36:48 GMT -5
I had a few in my landscaping and deer never touched them. The deer did eat all the rose bushes within feet of the blue spruces.
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Post by budd on Nov 22, 2021 7:28:07 GMT -5
Had the same idea, 12 years of mowing around tree's before they were big enough I could quit mowing.
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Post by Mack Apiary Bees on Nov 22, 2021 7:44:52 GMT -5
Red spider mites love spruces.
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Post by featherduster on Nov 23, 2021 19:19:04 GMT -5
Attached are some photos of Blue Spruce trees that the deer love to abuse during the rut.
These trees were given to me years ago so I planted them in the WRP property.
The deer love these Spruce trees a lot more than they do my White Pines.
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Post by featherduster on Nov 23, 2021 19:21:17 GMT -5
Buck rub.  |
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Post by featherduster on Nov 23, 2021 19:25:27 GMT -5
More damage.  |
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Post by esshup on Nov 24, 2021 0:48:13 GMT -5
I believe there is a spruce beetle going around killing them. Check with the district forester to be sure that you aren't wasting your time.
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