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Trees for Deer
Posted on 9/26/10 at 2:47 pm
Posted on 9/26/10 at 2:47 pm
Looking at planting some fruit and nut trees for deer. Thinking about Persimmon, Hickory, Chestnut, White Oak, Muscadine, Walnut, Pear and Plum. Any thoughts on what I should do?
This post was edited on 9/26/10 at 2:48 pm
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Posted on 9/26/10 at 5:21 pm to LSUFootballFANATIC
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Hickory
saw tooth
Posted on 9/26/10 at 6:56 pm to INFIDEL
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saw tooth
big arse acorns in 5 years
Posted on 9/26/10 at 7:30 pm to 318Tiger Fan
Yeah, saw tooth. Why? Not a good choice?
Posted on 9/26/10 at 7:50 pm to LSUFootballFANATIC
Fan, you can go to the ag center in your area (at least I know in the monroe area) and purchase quite a few of those trees very cheaply. I know they sell mayhaws, hickories, and saw-tooths. Usually around a dollar each, but they are only one year old.
Deer also love locust trees (the bean pods). Especially the honey locust (vs the water locust).
Deer also love locust trees (the bean pods). Especially the honey locust (vs the water locust).
Posted on 9/26/10 at 7:54 pm to LSUFootballFANATIC
I like the saw tooth oaks, they grow fast and make alot of acorns. I have read on the interwebz that they make a bitter acorn and deer dont eat them well. They eat them pretty damn good on my lease. My in-laws have 5 of these trees in their yard and we pay the kids a few bucks to pick up the acrons and we put them out around our stands. Deer will tear them up.
Posted on 9/26/10 at 9:45 pm to 318Tiger Fan
Saw tooths are good. Never heard about the bitter acorn thing. The only problem I have with them is that they drop a little early.
I was talking about the hickory. For deer? Never known a deer to eat hickory nuts.
I was talking about the hickory. For deer? Never known a deer to eat hickory nuts.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 8:52 am to jeffsdad
quote:
Deer also love locust trees (the bean pods). Especially the honey locust (vs the water locust).
amen to that. I'm finding deer hairs daily on the thorns sticking out at thigh level. It's like Walmart for does right now.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 10:26 am to LSUFootballFANATIC
I'm planting some persimmon trees. Deer love them.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 11:20 am to LSUFootballFANATIC
quote:
Thinking about Persimmon, Hickory, Chestnut, White Oak, Muscadine, Walnut, Pear and Plum. Any thoughts on what I should do?
I would go with Persimmon, Sawtooth Oak, White Oak, Muscadine (a vine), Pear, Apple, and Plum.
Honey locust are great too but are hell on tractor tires.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 11:28 am to jeffsdad
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Fan, you can go to the ag center in your area (at least I know in the monroe area) and purchase quite a few of those trees very cheaply. I know they sell mayhaws, hickories, and saw-tooths. Usually around a dollar each, but they are only one year old.
If you have bought any black walnuts from the Monroe agcenter, they are probably ours. We have several large black walnuts and the forestry people come by every year and pick up all the walnuts they can find. They plant them and then sell the trees.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 11:42 am to TigerDeacon
I cant imagine deer will eat black walnuts??
Posted on 9/27/10 at 12:14 pm to Bleeding purple
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I cant imagine deer will eat black walnuts??
I'm sure they would . . . if hungry enough. There is a good bit of "meat" in them.
The agcenter isn't worried about just deer, but having a sustainable forest. There are very few black walnuts, thus they feel the need to collect them.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 12:24 pm to TigerDeacon
Lots of meat but they are damn hard to get into. They do make the best icecream though.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 1:40 pm to Bleeding purple
I would go with the following:
Persimmon
White Oak
Sawtooth
Muscadine
Honeysuckle
Apple
Honey Locust
Pear
Persimmon
White Oak
Sawtooth
Muscadine
Honeysuckle
Apple
Honey Locust
Pear
Posted on 9/27/10 at 2:03 pm to PVillePandG
Thanks. That's what I was thinking. Thank you all for your input. I looked up my local ag center on the interwebz, I will swing by there and see what they have.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 3:54 pm to LSUFootballFANATIC
whatever you plant, put a cage around it if you plant seedlings. Deer tend to eat the tops off of hardwood seedlings late in the season. Talk to local forest consultants about proper seedling care and planting timing and tips. Buy packages of bare-root seedlings rather than 6' commercial potted trees.
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