creating a sanctuary
 

I live in central maryland.The property i hunt doesnt have good cover.Looking for advise on what would be some good plants to provide some cover in this area

RE: creating a sanctuary
 

I would plant some apple trees to give them some good food try a couple different types of pines and oaks

RE: creating a sanctuary
 

Bamboo


Slack

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Red cedar if it will grow in your area.

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I've heard good things about Red Cedar, anyone know how to start growing it from scratch?

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Online you should be able to find some nurseries that you can buy direct from at a better price, or your county forester might be able to help get some. Depends on how many you want. If you just want an acre or so you might be able to ride around some farms and dig up a couple of hundred or so saplings.

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let the area grow up in whatever natural to the area or plant in native warm season grasses.

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This link might be helpful:
http://www.northamericanwhitetail.com/deermanagement/NAW_1107_02/

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Slackdaddy; are you kidding about bamboo? It's grows like crazy as an orimental but do the deer eat it?

Dan O.

RE: creating a sanctuary
 

Original question was regarding plantings to provide cover for whitetails, not food source.