On the advice of a friendly landscape designer, we’ve found that household aluminum foil wrapped around the trunks of newly-planted young trees can be excellent protection against deer rub & critters gnawing. It’s not meant to be long-term, but is certainly effective until more durable hardware cloth or wire mesh can be installed, especially if obtaining those items requires a special trip or lengthy shipping times.
On the advice of a friendly landscape designer, we’ve found that household aluminum foil wrapped around the trunks of newly-planted young trees can be excellent protection against deer rub & critters gnawing. It’s not meant to be long-term, but is certainly effective until more durable hardware cloth or wire mesh can be installed, especially if obtaining those items requires a special trip or lengthy shipping times.