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What is mushmellon?

Natty,
I'd also suggest honeysuckle because it grows extremely thick and produces a lot of mast. It thrives very well in Western NY. Just be careful, it has a tendancy to spread all over the place though.
Good Luck
Rob

Sorry, I have been AWOL on this forum. Mushmellon is a small fruit that is almost like a watermellon and is very moisture tolerent and grows in most climates.

Chris

I'm looking into the wild plums, Dogwood, Cardinal autumn Olive, and white Spruce. The state nursey sells them as wildlife packets for about $.75 a plant. Most, except for the plums, are recommended for wetlands and should grow pretty well. I'll try to plant the plums in some of the drier spots.

I have cranberry, dogwood and apple trees planted on my property and the deer chew them to the ground every year. They look like bonsai trees. If you plant these trees I suggest surrounding them with fence for the first few years until they get established. Of course this will be a bit labor intensive.

I learned about fencing the hard way, a couple of years ago we planted 500 white cedar trees. After 3 months all we had left were the stakes we tied them too.

Natty; if it's just a few trees, I've had great success hanging deodorant soap in them. For more trees "Forestry Suppliers" sells deer repellent. They have a great catalog for all types of outdoor gear. Call 800 360-7788. Everthing from snake repellent to snakeproof boots.

borealboy is right about the apples. I've got about 10 acres of self seeded trees; the deer love them. Maybe that's why they barely touch the cedars around my place. If you've got 10 acres of alfalfa, clover, apples and saskatoon berries, why bother the cedars. The only tree I've had to soap up is some mulberries that I planted. Deer love the new growth.


Dan O.

Dan O you reminded me of something that I have done successfully in the past. I got a packet of trees from the extension service about 6 yr. ago and the deer ate every dang one in less that a year. The following yr. I bought another packet and planted them in the same places as before. But this time I used a bar of Dial soap and rubbed it on each seedling at planting. About two weeks later I did it again. Man what a hassle bending over to rub each tree. DUH! Then it hit me. I ground up a bar of Dial soap, put it into my sprayer with warm water and sprayed the seedlings every month or so and not one tree was damaged by the wildlife. It worked for me. The trees are about 4 to 5 ft. tall and in good health. I guess they're pretty clean too.

Hunt like a gentleman, Elsie

That's why I stopped using deodorant soap (not all soap) when I go hunting. If you drill a hole in a small bar of soap it'll last the whole season.

Dan O.

i dont have an answer 4 what kind of shrubs, but 2 keep the deer from eating them until they get big, crack 6 eggs n a 2 gallon sprayer, fill w/water, shake good and spray directly on plants, around, where ever u dont want animals 2 go, the eggs rott or something and i believe the animals think its something dead??? dont know for sure but deer and horses etc... will not touch it, lasts whole growing season