Re: plants deer LOVE
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- Subject: Re: plants deer LOVE
- From: M* T*
- Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 20:11:21 -0500
Good site, Leslie...by and large, agree with their list of 'usually
and often' eaten. On their list of 'seldom or never', however, the
following appeal to my local herd on a regular basis.
Ipomoea (love I. b. 'Blackie' I found out last summer)
Sweet Basil - would you believe...guess they thought it dessert after
the tomatoes
Amsonia
Angelica
Aruncus - a favorite with my herd
Astilbe - ditto
Boltonia (and all asters) - pruned annually as hors d'oeuvres before
daylily buds main course
Shasta Daisy (and perennial mums) - ditto
Eupatorium species Joe-Pie Weed - eat them down to nubbins at first
opportunity.
Cornus sericea - munch 'Flaviramea' all the time - also like 'Kousa'
leaves
Kalmia latifolia - defoliated mine this winter - 1st time, but there
always is one....
Problem(s) with deer is that different herds in different places will
eat different plants at different times of year; they have leather
mouths; they will do a good bit of damage sampling the plant to make
sure they don't like it; if they are hungry, they will eat ANYTHING.
Well, that is an exaggeration...I do not think they would eat
Euphorbia or Digitalis under any circus...but those are the only
exceptions I can think of.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Leslie McKendry-Smith <McKendrySmith@mbnet.mb.ca>
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: plants deer LOVE
> Date: Monday, March 27, 2000 2:04 PM
>
> At 11:18 AM 03/27/00 -0500, Barb wrote:
> >
> >I've seen many lists of plants that deer tend to avoid (thanks,
> >Paul...yours is a good one). Is there a list of the "don't waste
your
> >money, 'cuz they love these plants" somewhere? A kind of Bambi's
Top-10
> >list for shrubs and perennials? I want to know what not even to
take a
> >chance on, particularly with shrubs.
> >
>
> Try http://clearwaterlandscapes.com/deer_resistance.htm . This list
is
> organized by the type of plant and whether it is rarely, sometimes,
or
> often eaten. I also have a copy of the list in Word format, which I
could
> send directly to you if you want.
>
> IMO there are a few items missing from the list of trees and shrubs
deer
> really like. From my experience deer also love
> - Sorbus americana (American Mountain Ash)
> - Physocarpus opulifolius (Common Ninebark)
>
> They will also sample Philadelphus lewisa (Lewis Mockorange) but
won't go
> out of their way to get at it.
>
> One other thing... The most deer damage that we've experienced is
not from
> grazing but from males rubbing their antlers on trees during
rutting
> season. The only method that has worked for us is to place
temporary wire
> fences around the smaller trees (under 10 feet). The deer may rub
on the
> fences without damaging the trees. Largers trees can take the
abuse.
>
> Leslie
> zone 3 southern Manitoba
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