The Official Word

Clipped Citrus

The new class of Master Gardeners had a presentation today from an expert on vertebrate pests, who told them that damage like that to our two Citrus trees is most likely done by deer, rather than by rabbits or squirrels.  

Damage higher than two feet:  check.

Twigs clipped instead of chewed or gnawed:  check.

Not much left on the tree:  check.

Conclusion:  deer.  

Other than the damage to the two small trees, we still haven't seen any signs of deer in the area.  You would think somebody would see them from time to time.   

The good news is that the tree now looks better than it did before the damage was done.  The second tree is also recovering, but it's a little slower.  

Recovering Citrus

We're just hoping the deer don't have a taste for the leaves on the new Avocado tree we just planted out behind the fence.