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rhyddid
Joined: 30 Jan 2005
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Location: Rhondda Cynon Taff
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 Posted: Mon Apr 14, 08 2:19 pm Post subject: Fencing for Fruit Trees |
 
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Can any fruit tree growers suggest the best way to fence (or box around) some 1-2 year old fruit trees ? They are being harrassed by some goats. |
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Northern_Lad
Joined: 13 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 08 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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Eat the goats.
Or, the harder way, make a 'box' about 1m square and 1m high all round the trees. You'll probably need 2" square battons with no more than 4" between to stop the goats getting through. |
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judith
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1 m won't be high enough - my sheep can overcome that, let alone goats. |
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tahir
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 08 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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1.5m at least I reckon |
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sean
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2m for goats. Stand one up on its hind legs and measure it. |
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tahir
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I'd go as high as possible really cos they absolutely devastate trees |
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Blue Peter
Joined: 21 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 08 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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| sean wrote: |
| 2m for goats. Stand one up on its hind legs and measure it. |
Do you put a book on it's head and then ask it to walk away? 
Peter. |
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Treacodactyl
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 08 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Blue Peter wrote: |
| sean wrote: |
| 2m for goats. Stand one up on its hind legs and measure it. |
Do you put a book on it's head and then ask it to walk away?
Peter. |
The goat would eat the book, eat the tree and then escape. |
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OP
Joined: 28 Jul 2006
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Location: Yorkshire
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 08 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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It sounds to me like we have this the wrong way round. Forget the tree, it is the goat that needs the fence around it. |
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Marionb
Joined: 27 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 08 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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| orangepippin wrote: |
| It sounds to me like we have this the wrong way round. Forget the tree, it is the goat that needs the fence around it. |
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rhyddid
Joined: 30 Jan 2005
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Location: Rhondda Cynon Taff
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| tahir wrote: |
| I'd go as high as possible really cos they absolutely devastate trees |
I agree.
I got a little lost in this thread on the height discussion.
What material are people using for their fruit tree protection ?
Is wood slatted horizontally OK ?
A final question if I may, will I have to permanently protect the apple trees. They are on MM106 rootstock. |
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colour it green
Joined: 25 Jun 2007
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Location: Devon, uk
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 08 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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aren't goats famous for climbing?
we fence our trees off against the sheep.. four posts whumped in - about chest high, wood nailed horizontally between...then chicken wire.. |
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Green Rosie
Joined: 13 May 2007
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Location: Calvados, France
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 08 7:38 am Post subject: |
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| colour it green wrote: |
we fence our trees off against the sheep.. four posts whumped in - about chest high, wood nailed horizontally between...then chicken wire.. |
Brilliant - we have just planted 14 fruit trees and have a ewe and 2 lambs arriving soon...... |
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colour it green
Joined: 25 Jun 2007
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Location: Devon, uk
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 08 9:24 am Post subject: |
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| Green Rosie wrote: |
| colour it green wrote: |
we fence our trees off against the sheep.. four posts whumped in - about chest high, wood nailed horizontally between...then chicken wire.. |
Brilliant - we have just planted 14 fruit trees and have a ewe and 2 lambs arriving soon...... |
and no fences? |
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Green Rosie
Joined: 13 May 2007
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Location: Calvados, France
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 08 9:49 am Post subject: |
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| colour it green wrote: |
| Green Rosie wrote: |
| colour it green wrote: |
we fence our trees off against the sheep.. four posts whumped in - about chest high, wood nailed horizontally between...then chicken wire.. |
Brilliant - we have just planted 14 fruit trees and have a ewe and 2 lambs arriving soon...... |
and no fences? |
Off to get fence posts and more neting this afternoon - and planning a week-end of whumping in posts and attaching stock netting....... followed no doubt by aching limbs and a log hot bath, |
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