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17 lut 2022 · Learn the best three ways to keep deer from eating arborvitae trees, including emerald green! Try deer repellent, netting or deer-resistant arborvitaes.
9 sty 2024 · The most effective way to control deer and prevent them from eating your arborvitae is with deer fencing. In fact, it also reduces the risk of Lyme disease by more than 80%. Wooden fences are attractive, but they are expensive and deer can jump right over them.
8 cze 2023 · Gardeners should plant deer-resistant flowers on the outside perimeter of deer fences as another line of deterrence. Some of the most effective plants to grow for deer resistance include peonies (Paeonia), daffodils (Narcissus), iris (Iris), calliopsis (Coreopsis tinctora), marigolds (Tagetes), sage (Salvia), and garlic (Allium sativum).
22 sty 2020 · Deer will feed on many varieties of plants ranging from small herbaceous plants to trees and shrubs. When food becomes scarce in the forest during winter, deer pressure becomes very high on residential landscapes.
6 maj 2021 · Arborvitae. The next plant on the list is a shrub, and an evergreen, but easily ties with the first two in its favorability with deer: arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis). If you’ve ever crushed the foliage on one, it’s easy to see, or rather smell, why – it has a delicious fruity fragrance that’s quite unique.
23 maj 2020 · Many evergreen plants serve as favorite winter food sources, including arborvitae, rhododendron, holly and yew. In many cases, proximity to a house is not enough to deter hungry deer in the latter half of winter. Fortunately, there are some evergreen shrubs that are mostly avoided by deer.
28 lis 2023 · Deer are known to turn to trees and shrubs for sustenance when faced with a scarcity of ground-level food, particularly during prolonged periods of snow cover. When their usual food sources are scarce in winter, arborvitae and yews become vulnerable targets for deer browsing.
