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Spiral guards - Bare root trees - Rabbits/Hares

  • 23-04-2019 09:48PM
    #1
    80sDiesel
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    I planted some native trees and had to use spiral guards to protect from rabbits and hares. Because of the latter the spiral guards had to be tall.
    Now that the trees are beginning to leaf I am wondering if I should lower the guards so that light hits the leafs.

    Are rabbits/hares just as active in summer and will they just eat away the leaves?

    Tnks

    A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.



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  • #2
    Capercaillie
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    80sDiesel wrote: »
    I planted some native trees and had to use spiral guards to protect from rabbits and hares. Because of the latter the spiral guards had to be tall.
    Now that the trees are beginning to leaf I am wondering if I should lower the guards so that light hits the leafs.

    Are rabbits/hares just as active in summer and will they just eat away the leaves?

    Tnks
    Hares will strip bark off young trees as well.


  • #3
    ABlur
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    80sDiesel wrote: »
    I planted some native trees and had to use spiral guards to protect from rabbits and hares. Because of the latter the spiral guards had to be tall.
    Now that the trees are beginning to leaf I am wondering if I should lower the guards so that light hits the leafs.

    Are rabbits/hares just as active in summer and will they just eat away the leaves?

    Tnks
    Hares won't be interested in eating them this time of the year as they have lots of other options. More of a winter problem. I painted young trees with emulsion paint last winter to put off the hares. Seemed to work though the hare chewed the bark above the painted area on some.


  • #4
    80sDiesel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,380 ✭✭✭80sDiesel


    Tnks. They guards worked great during the winter. I am going to chance exposing more of the trees. Will keep an eye on any damage. The grass around it is growing into a hay meadow so should be enough food for the beggars.

    A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.



  • #5
    148multi
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    80sDiesel wrote: »
    I planted some native trees and had to use spiral guards to protect from rabbits and hares. Because of the latter the spiral guards had to be tall.
    Now that the trees are beginning to leaf I am wondering if I should lower the guards so that light hits the leafs.

    Are rabbits/hares just as active in summer and will they just eat away the leaves?

    Tnks

    Was on a farm in the Co. Kildare years ago, the farmer had straw shuck out around young trees, he said rabbits or hares won't walk on straw, maybe the wrong evening to be telling ye ðŸ˜


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