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- Japanese honeysuckle is considered an invasive plant - (seehttp://www.invasive.org/eastern/species/3039.htmland related links). There are native species of honeysuckle (I am not familiar with them, but I have seen them referenced elsewhere) that may not be as aggressive. I have to clean it out of my crabapples and persimmons every few years ("rescue operations").So if you do not have it, be careful with what you're getting into before introducing it.
That being said, it is a preferred winter deer food here in MD. It's pretty easy to see the (honeysuckle) browse line this time of year. Deer tracks in the snow invariably with lead to honeysuckle patches. Deer are especially fond of where the weight of snow has lowered "fresh" clumps ofhoneysuckle to within their reach. I havehundreds of yards ofhedgerows of the stuffthat I maintain (fertilize it in the summer with 19-19-19).The hedgerows arebunny heaven, andsong birds and other wildlife utilizethe cover.
-fsh