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Keeping squirrels out of fruit trees?
ammo guy
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Any suggestions on how to keep squirrels out of fruit trees? I killed 16 of them one year and they still got it all. They have stripped mine two years in a row, getting tired of it. Any ideas would be appreciated.
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You can always eat the squirrels and recapitulate some of your investment.
JIM........
I have a pear tree that I have NEVER got a pear from. The Stinking squirrels pull the pears off eat a bite and throw them down to the deer.
I guess if I got a Leopard and chained it too the tree it might help. Putting a collar on the tree works some.
Guinea hens help too, they will chase them off, but then you have to put up with their constant chatter and hateful disposition.
"Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee
Most any feed or farm store carries a number of things and good advice.
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As mothballs can be toxic, use caution.
The balls should be placed in a mesh bag ? old pantyhose is a good material ? and hung in trees.
Here's a link to that plastic owl (scarecrow) if you're interested in buying one from Lowe's
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When the pests have gotten on your last nerve, it is tempting to attempt lethal methods. This is inadvisable unless you know your species. Some squirrels are protected species and killing them may hold a fine. Poisons and traps can inadvertently harm children or pets. Trapping is sometimes effective, but you will have to release the animal into a wild and appropriate habitat as part of good animal management. Extreme problem animals will require extreme squirrel deterrents for fruit trees. Scaring the heck out of them is a good way to reinforce the notion that your yard is not a good place to stay and live.
Fluttering flags or streamers in the trees can be a preventive measure that is simple and not dangerous to other animals. Common squirrel deterrents for fruit trees include Ro-Pel, capsaicin or hot pepper oil and sticky topical applications for trunks and limbs. A simple metal collar 2 feet wide around the trunk of a tree prevents entry to the canopy of the fruit tree too. Squirrel fruit tree protection is a challenge and may be a losing battle, but it couldn?t hurt to try some of these simple methods and maybe your favorite tree will produce beyond your wildest dreams.
Read more at Gardening Know How: Squirrels Fruit Tree Protection: Using Squirrel Deterrents For Fruit Trees https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/fegen/squirrel-proof-fruit-trees.htm
I am gonna eat your apples whether you like it or not.
You got a problem with that?
Thanks for the recent replies, I was wondering if wrapping the trunks with barbed wire would work?
Only if it's "hot".
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain