Planting cedars

[flugge]

How do you guys protect cedar trees? Or is it a plant and hope the deer dont rip them to shreds?

 

[HorseDoctor]

Cedars are one of the few things that seem to thrive on neglect. At least that's what the ones I plant get treated with. I plant a bunch of them & let nature sort it out.

 

[IowaBowHunter1983]

Deer won't eat them unless you are someplace like the UP of Michigan and there is 4' of snow.

 

[BigfootWillow.com]

I've planted them in certain places and all were destroyed, mostly from buckrub damage, so should of had some cages to protect from antlers.

 

[bwese]

I'm in a high deer density area and they are the only trees the deer don't damage. I think your good to go just planting them if you have other trees around for deer to rub/thrash.

 

[DE2IA]

I planted over 1100 cedars on my place several years back. Had very very few with deer damage. One of the few planting that you really don't need to protect.

 

[Jbohn]

The deer don't eat mine but they pull them all out of the ground. Planted thousands to come back and see them laying on the soil.