ibby458
02-22-2006, 05:41 AM
I did a mid-winter Maple tree survey, and discovered quite a few trees with limbs debarked by a porcupine. (He also likes cherry trees)
Yesterday while we were picking up a few firewood piles, I saw him at work high in a big maple. On the next trip, I brought the scattergun. We gave him a 12 gauge and Double ought Buckshot salute. He was so excited he fell off the limb.
I've read a lot of posts concerning squirrel and deer chews on tubing, but nothing on porcupines.
There's a bunch of young maples with limbs almost completely debarked. Would it be better for the tree if I pruned the whole limb off, or just leave them be? Obviously - the ones 50 feet in the air are not gonna get pruned, but theres a lot of them I could reach with a step ladder or by standing on the tractor. These are young sugar/black maples 10-15 inch diameter that I was going to tap for the first time this year.
Yesterday while we were picking up a few firewood piles, I saw him at work high in a big maple. On the next trip, I brought the scattergun. We gave him a 12 gauge and Double ought Buckshot salute. He was so excited he fell off the limb.
I've read a lot of posts concerning squirrel and deer chews on tubing, but nothing on porcupines.
There's a bunch of young maples with limbs almost completely debarked. Would it be better for the tree if I pruned the whole limb off, or just leave them be? Obviously - the ones 50 feet in the air are not gonna get pruned, but theres a lot of them I could reach with a step ladder or by standing on the tractor. These are young sugar/black maples 10-15 inch diameter that I was going to tap for the first time this year.