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<blockquote data-quote="Terrier" data-source="post: 5843111" data-attributes="member: 1021"><p>I planted 4 Chestnut tree about 8 years ago and put 5' grow tubes on them. They were doing fine and grew pretty tall out of the tubes, but were pretty thin. I took the tubes off after two years. Big mistake. The wind broke three of them off about a foot off the ground. </p><p></p><p>I replanted the three, and that fall a buck girdled the fourth all the way around. That's when I staked a 3' round piece of 2x4 wire around each tree. Occasional bug spray has kept the bugs off and mimimal deer damage since. I had a huge Japanese beetle problem when I first moved here in 2014, but I applied Milky Spoor powder over a wide area of my property several years ago and they've all but disappeared. </p><p></p><p>I've neglected the trees somewhat since, but the girdled tree re-sprouted from below the girdle and is three times bigger than the three that were replanted. In hindsight, I should have just left the three broken ones in place and let them re-sprout. No nuts yet. Gonna mulch soon and fertilize in March or April.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Terrier, post: 5843111, member: 1021"] I planted 4 Chestnut tree about 8 years ago and put 5’ grow tubes on them. They were doing fine and grew pretty tall out of the tubes, but were pretty thin. I took the tubes off after two years. Big mistake. The wind broke three of them off about a foot off the ground. I replanted the three, and that fall a buck girdled the fourth all the way around. That’s when I staked a 3’ round piece of 2x4 wire around each tree. Occasional bug spray has kept the bugs off and mimimal deer damage since. I had a huge Japanese beetle problem when I first moved here in 2014, but I applied Milky Spoor powder over a wide area of my property several years ago and they’ve all but disappeared. I’ve neglected the trees somewhat since, but the girdled tree re-sprouted from below the girdle and is three times bigger than the three that were replanted. In hindsight, I should have just left the three broken ones in place and let them re-sprout. No nuts yet. Gonna mulch soon and fertilize in March or April. [/QUOTE]
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