Got a few buckeyes given to me- do deer eat them at all? Guy gave me a few burr oaks too- the acorns off them were the size of golf balls or maybe slightly bigger, was crazy to see that size. I have a few chestnuts already growing on year 2- just really trying to get super diverse. Any suggestions to add/maybe get rid of out of the mix? I’ve got tons of walnut on my piece, elms and oak, a lot of box elders in weeding out (got a wood burner so that helps)- planted and caged 20 fruit trees. Making a 5 acre sanctuary on the back corner that I can’t access “easily” with equipment so hoping to keep everything else as diverse as possible to keep deer in the area for longer (I also have food plot rotations too)
I cut nearly every buckeye I see when doing TSI. For whatever that is worth.
