Re: Trees and Berners
Karen- I don't have any advice for you (could use some myself), but I wanted to let you know that you are definitely not the only one with this problem! Just today I was cleaning out the portion of the back yard where all our tress are. Amongst all the branches from the winter I found a small fallen tree that was the victim of Ringo's digging. I dragged it out into the yard and as soon as I dropped it, Ringo tried to pick it up and drag it around as if to say "thanks for getting MY tree out of there so I can really play with it!" What a dog! -Rachel Kraus > They pulled that poor willow out of the ground and > started eating the > branches before he stopped them. They didn't get to > eat the branches, but > they sure did shock the poor tree. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com
re: Trees and Berners
Hi Karyn, Fencing is probably the most secure. Just make sure that the fencing is not weak enough that the dogs can climb it and bend the fence which can then be crawled over. Also make sure that the fencing is far enough out from the tree that if they weaken a place on the fence it won't fall in and knock down the tree. We have neighbors who are new to "country living" and kept planting trees in their pasture without any fencing around them. We wondered how many times they'd replant before putting fence up to protect the trees from the horses - third time was the charm! Good luck! Lisa & Tempi (who prefers eatting bulbs more than trees) Bakersfield, CA
Re: Trees and Berners
Hi Karen, Until your trees are well-established (in three years) I would keep them fenced. My thirteen year old Berner still undermines our planting efforts in the dog yard with occasional help from our six year old Berner. After three years remove the fence from one tree a month. Our oldest Berner generally accommodated this practice unless it was a place that she really wanted a deep dirt burrow. Best of luck, Barb Lindman and the Berner farm girls of Iowa - Kari 13 years 4 months and Anja six years 8 months.
