Protecting Fruit Trees For Wildlife

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8 жыл бұрын

Once a fruit tree is planted, measures must be taken to protect that tree from certain animals, weed competition and drought. This video shows how to install a weed mat, use a water bucket and construct a fence around your tree.
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@seandwyer2020 2 жыл бұрын

Clear and concise, which is often rare in how-to videos. I need to watch more of Whitetail Properties.

@Whitetail_Properties 2 жыл бұрын

That's what we aim for! We're glad you found it helpful! Hopefully some of our other content can help you out as well!!

@niki31b Жыл бұрын

This is the best guidance I’ve seen for protecting trees! Thank you so much. My orchard thanks you, too!

@Whitetail_Properties Жыл бұрын

We're glad you found it helpful!!

@lisas.bflony8539 3 жыл бұрын

I've been watching videos for hours and yours is the best! Thank you for taking the time to post this. From planting, watering and protecting a new tree you covered it all. Simple easy and very informative without being long winded and wasting time getting to the point. Thank you!

@Whitetail_Properties 3 жыл бұрын

Glad we could help, thanks for watching! And good luck with your trees!!

@twbishop Жыл бұрын

wood chips or other mulch could be a better type of weed control, as it keeps the soil cool and moist (so less watering is necessary) and turns into nutrient-rich compost, but maybe more difficult to install than fabric.

@machiavellian18 2 жыл бұрын

Good video. Straight to the point! This will help me keep away my biggest pest…. my teething Labrador puppy. Thank you.

@Whitetail_Properties 2 жыл бұрын

Lol! 😂 Those dang Labs! Glad you found it helpful!

@mikemorone3089 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!! I have been dreading doing this job, but you did it in literally 5 minutes. I'm going to get one of those post things to push the stakes down. I usually use a sledge hammer.

@Whitetail_Properties Жыл бұрын

You can do it! The post driver will speed the process up as well.

@Everclearish Жыл бұрын

When I was younger I messed up many T posts by trying to use a sledgehammer to pound them in. The tool he used in the video is the best way.

@tjfamily9263 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Thank you

@Whitetail_Properties 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@edreeves6759 10 ай бұрын

Your cages should be 8 ft wide - not wide enough - limbs already rubbing !

@jakeloftis2221 Жыл бұрын

I have started a small peach orchard and have had to completely restart after buck deers rubbed their antlers on the yearling trees breaking most if not all branches off ultimately killing the trees.i spoke to larger growers an they have never put anything around thier trees but suggested I do so.after watching your video I am in process of doing just that,however.why don't larger orchards have this problem?new subscriber ,thanks for the info.

@Whitetail_Properties Жыл бұрын

Dangit! We hate to hear that.. we are unsure why late fee growers don’t have issues, but we can attest to it being true because we work with one (chestnut hill nursery) and they do not have that issue. We have a fair amount of tree planting and maintenance content, hopefully it helps!

@AshDMC 4 жыл бұрын

I like this idea a lot! Unfortunately my number one pest is squirrels, and I'm pretty sure they'd scamper up that faster than they would the tree itself...

@Whitetail_Properties 3 жыл бұрын

AHHH squirrels, innocent looking, yet so obnoxious at times! You could use this in combination with a smaller diameter chicken wire to help keep those pesky squirrels out.. Good luck!

@troytiemann8209 4 жыл бұрын

Have peach, apple, and plum trees all planted last year. Bought them pretty mature. All producing fruit and well over 7 feet tall....some as high as 10 feet . can I remove the fencing around them now?

@Whitetail_Properties 4 жыл бұрын

You surely could. We tend to leave the cages on until the trees either risk growing into them or we are completely confident that rodents like rabbits wont chew threw the bark and kill them and deer wont rub them and kill them. Just to be safe, as you surely know, the time invested and money spent on establishing fruit trees is pretty high.

@troytiemann8209 4 жыл бұрын

@@Whitetail_Properties Thanks! Think I will wait till fall when the fruit stops dropping and take away when we start to prune.

@Whitetail_Properties 4 жыл бұрын

@@troytiemann8209 That should do ya just fine!! Best of luck this fall!

@hoocli 4 жыл бұрын

I tried this... unfortunately works for deer but moose don't care about the fence and devastated all my apples

@Whitetail_Properties 4 жыл бұрын

Yea I can see that.. much bigger animal can reach right over the fence..

@ricklabish5151 7 жыл бұрын

How big does the trunk need to be to protect it from deer ?An awesome way to keep them away ?

@damarishawn2151 3 жыл бұрын

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@irajose5253 3 жыл бұрын

@Luca Khari yup, I have been using Flixzone for since march myself :D

@damarishawn2151 3 жыл бұрын

@Luca Khari Thanks, signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :D I appreciate it!

@lucakhari4512 3 жыл бұрын

@Damari Shawn Glad I could help :)

@allupinski6339 5 жыл бұрын

How long does it take for the bucket to drain ?

@Whitetail_Properties 5 жыл бұрын

al lupinski Depending on the size of the hole, typically an hour or two. But allowing the soil around the roots time to absorb the appropriate amount of water is more beneficial for the tree then just dumping it all on at one time!

@montanaplease 2 жыл бұрын

I’m trying to find information about keeping critters from digging down and eating the roots

@Whitetail_Properties 2 жыл бұрын

Yea we haven’t filmed anything on that, mainly because we haven’t ran into that issue! We hope you find some help!

@EveofPyrite Жыл бұрын

Put rocks down

@Josh-ux6zz Жыл бұрын

I came here for this exact issue, planted a peach tree and found a critter has borrowed down into the roots. I put a fence around it before watching this, but since i just did it today I’m not sure if it will be successful. I’m hoping the poor tree is able to recover if I’m able to keep the critters away. Last year they did a number chewing on my new blackberries but they’ve recovered nicely after fencing them

@bbrilmyer 8 жыл бұрын

what kind of water tank is that?

@3aoilgasllc170 6 жыл бұрын

That is a nice water tank set up. What size hose is that and what fittings did you use? Thanks!

@SouthallTN 3 ай бұрын

Do you need to put rocks in the bucket to keep it in place? It is windy where I live!

@Whitetail_Properties 3 ай бұрын

If you have consistent high winds, that might not be a bad idea.

@whartonoutdoors7493 8 жыл бұрын

How long does the cage stay on?

@OlTrailDog 5 жыл бұрын

Til it is above deer, elk, or moose height. Depends on where you live.

@Everclearish Жыл бұрын

I've had some stay up for years. I had to widen and adjust some so the branches had room to grow but this works well.

@ABC-xx9lj 4 жыл бұрын

What size mesh is that?

@Whitetail_Properties 4 жыл бұрын

The ground mat is a standard medium grade weed mat. The wire cage is 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide. Which is pretty standard for protecting young trees.

@martinsuper4545 2 жыл бұрын

Just to confirm, 4" fencing?

@Whitetail_Properties 2 жыл бұрын

I believe we used 4”. You could use something smaller if you were more concerned about rabbits or smaller game affecting your trees.

@martinsuper4545 2 жыл бұрын

@@Whitetail_Properties I have a trunk cover already.

@Whitetail_Properties 2 жыл бұрын

@@martinsuper4545 Then 4 should be just fine.

@johnrainiero7324 Жыл бұрын

Voles will hide under that landscape fabric and gurtle that tree… lost all my trees planted this way

@Whitetail_Properties Жыл бұрын

Interesting, we haven't ran in to that problem, thankfully.

@ekimseyah3526 Жыл бұрын

We add a white plastic spiral around the trunks for the voles

@johnowens5342 Жыл бұрын

If you have voles that is true, if you don't have voles then this is an excellent way to do it.

@tophat2002 Жыл бұрын

So much steel for a tree

@Whitetail_Properties Жыл бұрын

Yea.. we just want to protect our investment though!

@Everclearish Жыл бұрын

Considering the fruit trees feed the critters and you when the trees mature later on that little bit of steel is no matter. Plus the T posts can be reused later also.