Planting trees

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

Looking forward to seeing your pictures!

Yep. One of our neighbors has done real well with them, leaving them out all winter.

Last year I planted one and it flourished, beautiful. Then the deer literally cleaned it of any leaves in the fall.

So, this spring I planted two, and the deer cleaned them night before last. I am hoping they pull out of it with the few leaves that are left. I put gallon jugs with water and moth balls vented near them hoping it will keep the deer away.

Here is a picture of four of the fruit trees, plum, apple, peach and pear. The pear and peach are loaded right now with fruit. The plums have all fallen off prematurely.

How cold are your winters? I get frost damage, even with covering, on our hibiscus. I wait until it's warmer and then remove the damaged parts. They come back nicely but many people here don't cover theirs and lose them during the winters here. Anything under 35 at night and they don't do so well.

Fruit trees are awesome. I am finding that lime trees here are pretty sensitive and need quite a bit of baby sitting/work. Mine has had some leaf curling recently that I can't figure out. Love the variety of fruit trees you have. Do you have the deer and birds eating them constantly?