BY SKEETER
The first Magnolia tree here in my Georgia Gardens has been doing great this past year. Well, until now. Look what I woke up to this morning!
Limbs stripped from the center down on my beloved Little Gem!
My first thought was those darn squirrels. Upon closer examination, we do not think this damage is from a squirrel. The bark is too rubbed off the small trunk.
Odd scratches from the side of the trunk.
And this deep print in the dirt below, have us thinking on another course.
Note: I tried for a better pic of the Buck but he would not come out of the woods for a photo op. He was after a nearby Doe. Bet we have more babies next spring...
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Glad the mystery was solved. That's a nice photo of the buck even if he is hiding out behind trees.
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oh deer !
ReplyDeleteIt's time to cage up that beautiful magnolia. That deer needs to find a better tree to rub his antlers and let your magnolia be!
ReplyDeletePoor magnolia, loved you got a photo of the deer!!
ReplyDeleteYup, me thinks it was the buck and babies there will be! The tree will probably be okay if the buck finds a better tree to destroy.
ReplyDeleteSorry about your lovely tree. Hope it will be ok. Good pic of buck hiding. He'll be a papa in the spring.
ReplyDeleteHey all. I do hope this tree will make a come back for me. It has been slow to take due to the drought, heat, etc. Maybe a good year of normal weather will help it along....
ReplyDeleteCage the magnolia (and by the way - magnolias are my favorite) and eat the deer. :)
ReplyDeleteCage the magnolia (my favorite tree) - eat the deer! :)
ReplyDeleteSkeeter, They did the same to one of my magnolias...I was worried it would die, but, so far so good. I hope your survives, too.
ReplyDeleteMaybe he just thought it needed limbing up! :0)
ReplyDeleteSorry to see the damage. We keep a 32" high wire fence around the base of our magnolia (and deodar cedar) -- year round!
ReplyDeleteOh, man. Deer I do not have to deal with in the garden. Although, we hit one with our pickup recently. Minor bumper damage but not good for the deer. Hope your tree recovers.
ReplyDeleteOh no. He must like your Little Gem!
ReplyDeleteOh deer in deed! I read somewhere that planting garlic near trees keeps deer away (this might be true only for fruit trees, I am not sure... also, I am not sure it will keep them from rubbing their antlers on the trees...)
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we recently had the same thing happen to our little gems. The deer broke branches on one and completely demolished the other!
ReplyDeleteWe just had the same thing happen to our little gems. One the deer broke off an area of branches and the other they completely destroyed!
ReplyDeletewe recently had the same thing happen to our little gems. The deer broke branches on one and completely demolished the other!
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