Re: buckthorn fence was: Phormium
- Subject: Re: buckthorn fence was: Phormium
- From: "Marge Talt" m*@hort.net
- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 01:36:35 -0400
Well, I will be interested to see if this keeps working. I sort of
did that at first - major brush pile type fence and they sailed right
over it. Maybe yours looks more solid to them than mine did.
I'm with you re: the damage done by deer being much worse than any
"invasive" plant. It's pretty well documented now that deer are
destroying our woodlands. Now groundhogs (woodchucks) can do some
damage, but aren't even a close second to deer around here.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Meum71@aol.com
>
> I am cutting them down, and laying them down along the fence line
> horizontally (Looks more attractive.)
> The thorns are only bad on the small trees. There are some out in
the woods
> that have 12 inch circumferences. It's a nuisance species here in
Minnesota.
> In the fall I am also trimming up trees, and all the branches go on
the
> fence, it's a high maintenance way to go-because the wood likes to
decay
> after a few years and the fence needs new material every spring and
fall.
>
> Deer and woodchucks are the two animals I hate to see in the woods.
They
> have done some much environmental damage around here. I would say
that they
> have eliminated least 5 plants species from our park, including
Showy Orchis,
> an attractive orchid species.
>
> I know some people complain about invasive species, but from what I
have
> seen, the deer have done more damage than the invasives.
>
>
> Paul
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