Are Fig Trees Deer Resistant
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2021
- Are fig trees deer resistant? Are they deer proof? Do you need to protect your fig tree from deer? We're slowly finding out just how deer resistant these fruit trees are. I planted my fig orchard last spring. The deer have been roaming through the orchard all summer long. I just finally noticed one leaf and the top of one stem bitten off. So far, I'd say fig trees are deer resistant. I'll keep you updated on how this goes but it's looking promising so far. As for the actual figs, I'm not sure they'll be so luck, but the trees remain intact.
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I love your plant tunnel! Thanks for the info on figs and deer!
The hoop house has been invaluable to me over the years but changes are coming. I'm planning to tear it all down and build a bigger one in its place!
Great info on the fig trees Mike
Here in Tennessee I have a fig tree with lots of leaves and figs coming in. The deer haven't touched it. We have lots of deer around here . I seen deer prints when I was picking my figs today. No sign of them bothering it. Good luck to you.
Thanks Angela, and I'm glad to hear they're leaving your trees alone. The sap really isn't edible and can burn their mouths. It's not natural for them to eat them and I believe the only reason they eat them in some areas is because they have nothing else to eat. Sounds like we're both lucky!
Your figs are looking great!!
Thanks Robert!
Here in my yard on Long Island the deer have eaten every leaf off my figs. I'm tearing them out. You must have a lot of other more delicious plants they prefer.
I hear this so much from people on the east coast. It's crazy how different the deer are and what they'll eat.
BOBBEX spray works incredibly well, if you can get it. You spray it properly and it stops them nibbling on figs.
If your on the east coast with figs you must fence them at night. I have a circle wire fence I put around mine. Some nights you can slip by not covering them.
Out of 15 or so different varieties, the deer have only ever eaten leaves off my Yellow Long Neck, all of them, but it was a small tree. That was last year. No fig trees have been bothered this year, but that's been my experience thus far. Good luck in your orchard. I'm following your progress closely, and I love seeing the updates.
Right on, thanks for following and thanks for sharing your experience, Adam. I'll definitely continue to update as the years roll on. Finally seeing my first ripe figs in the orchard this year. They got a late start due to my own fault but I think it's going to be smooth sailing from here now that they're in ground. Just saw 3 ripe figs on my Improved Celeste this morning. I'm going to give them a day or 2 to finish ripening. A little nervous about how long they'll last on the tree but also shocked that I found them and they hadn't been eaten yet.
@@MikeKincaid79 Wow... I would hate to see you lose those figs.. Quick, fence that tree and put a net around those figs! lol .. And make sure you do a video when you harvest those figs and eat them, make us watch you eat and get hungry please! :-D
Thank You 💞🕊️
Deer have absolutely decimated my fig trees several times throughout spring and summer. Mostly new leaves and branches but many full sized leaves as well. In tried using different sprays and a fishing line fence, but they still attacked them resulting in zero figs for the season 😫. I live in the northern NJ suburbs, with not much woods around. Hopefully your area might have enough of a natural food source available. I’m building a fence around them next season. Best of luck and great vids man!
Thanks, I appreciate it. Yeah, I'm not sure what it is about the east coast deer but everyone I've talked to over there says the deer eat everything, including the poisonous plants. For example, every part of a rhododendron is poisonous and will kill an animal. In fact, my mother-in-law had a goat that got out and ate an entire rhododendron to the ground but then died within a week. For some reason the deer over there are able to tolerate way more than they do over there.
Hi Mike! I sure hope they don't eat the figs! We learned that you need to be careful dealing with them the hard way. My mom rubbed her eyes and sh got a rush 2 years ago and now she doesn't even want to eat figs..... Good video like always! Have a fantastic weekend! Hugs🤗💜🤗
Yeah, definitely better to wait until fully ripe.
It was the milky substance that did it.
Nice to know.. they sure did like my jalapenos last yr.. learned my lesson ..netted them this yr..
Wow, even ate your jalapenos! Tough deer, haha
Thanks Mike.
You got it!
Well Hello Mike...
I am in 7B N. CAROLINA and the deer LOVE my FIG TREES..YES THEY EAT THE LEAVES OFF! AND FRUIT between the deer and birds.. forget about it!!
I have Brn Turkey, Hardy Chicago and White Marseilles figs.....
Along with my liropie, evergreen euonymus, and my Hosta they also eat my daylilies and just last night stripped clean my hydrangeas so I think you better save up for a fence!!!
And by the way I enjoy your videos I'm currently trying your propagation methods and I will continue to watch to see what kind of fence you build take care
LOL, I'll keep you informed
Hey Mike great video as always! I am just recently getting into figs. I’m wanting to buy cuttings of more varieties this winter. What are your favorite tasting figs?
All of them, lol. So far, I really like the I258. The Stella was amazing in my area. The brown turkey and mission figs were really good too. I had a BM KK off my tree but I think it was a little under ripe. Now that they're out in the ground, I think I'll be able to evaluate them better and more consistently over the years. I just went out this morning and found 3 Improved Celeste figs that are darn near finished ripening and they look fantastic. Can't wait to try them. I'll probably do some videos on them. Are you in the same zone as I am, 8b? Different figs perform differently in different parts of the country. That's a lot of differents, lol.
@@MikeKincaid79Thanks ! I’m in zone 7b in Alabama. I hope you do a tasting video of your figs!
Thanks for this!! We have no choice but to install deer fencing around our property in NC.
The deer seem to be much worse on your side of the country.
I find there is almost nothing a deer won't eat but agree that some plant types only get nibbled whereas some get stripped bare. At my place (interior PNW), I have found that elderberry and buckthorn are fairly resistant whereas ALL the rosaceae, grapes, ribes and kiwi get ruthlessly mauled. After a crazy and unrelenting deer season I am thinking of converting my whole yard to elderberries... at least they grow easily from cuttings.
Hey, as long as you like elderberries, lol. The deer demolished my green grape vines this year, completely stripped them. They left the red grapes along for some reason though and I got a bumper crop on them. Both varieties are right next to each other.
So my figs… it’s been a hot nasty central California summer. My fig cuttings are alive and growing but the leaves are beginning to yellow and it’s not cool enough yet for fall to happen. What can I feed these cuttings? How do I prepare them for winter. They are in pots. Help!
Sheep love figs. Leaves, fruits and stems for rubbing, I guess deere will too after they tried it.
We'll see. I'll continue to update.
@@MikeKincaid79 once they find out, one nights visit may debark all stems. I would suggest an electric fence. I read some put peanut butter on the wire for education . I would not do it if you can't select a weak intensity. I have come to the conclusion that nature will eat you alive without a second thought some preparedness is prudent 😁
Do you have any advice on hard pear tree cuttings,,, I’m having a very hard time getting them to root? I’ve tried your other tree cuttings but fig trees are easy but hard pears are very difficult,,, thank you for your time and your help sir
I can work on that this winter.
Venison is pretty good. Its bow season here. Invite your hunting buddies. We like seeing deer in the yard,have a couple nice bucks coming to pond. Maybe try a deer feeder an put it out away from your trees. Get them so full ,they leave other stuff alone..... Good luck.
I love the fact that there's always meat roaming around here if the SHTF.
MIKE, could that little damage been caused by wood chucks? just asking as the wood chucks seem to eat every thing or nearly every thing green,, thank you for the tips
I'm pretty sure it's deer because 99% of the time out here, deer are the culprit. I'll keep an eye on it though and give an update if anything changes.
Hi again Mike!! HOW DID THE REST OF THE YEAR GO WITH THE DEER? Did the figs end up being deer resistant once the fruits came on and ripened? How many if any did you lose?
My wife and I are about to dive into fig growing, trying to make a few choices here before we buy. We're in the Okanagan valley in BC north of you. Lots of sun through the summers, full southern exposure on our lot, and i'll protect the plants through the winter. Not sure which varieties to buy yet, any suggestions?
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The deer never messed with the figs and oddly enough, the birds weren't much of a problem either. The issues I have with the deer are that they nibble on the top buds and essentially tip prune for me, lol. Occasionally they nibble on a leaf or 2 but I don't think they like them because they don't eat all the leaves. The biggest problem I have with them is in the fall, when the bucks come through. They rub their antlers on the trees and bust branches left and right. I may end up fencing this area off or I've thought about heavily planting a border with something so that they can't get through. Overall, the deer haven't been enough of a concern that I'm in a big rush to do anything about it but eventually I want to keep them out.
I have 6 fig trees
Birds eat fruits and love it very much
Oh yeah, I'm sure the birds will have their fill. I don't mind sharing and I figure that with 40 trees planted out in the ground, I'll have so many figs that there will be enough to go around.
@@MikeKincaid79 Yes, and the sounds of birds are very beautiful 💛
Hey Mike, The deer leave all of my Hibiscus alone both Tropical and Hearty ones. But a friend who lives in Florida they destroy them. I try and plant flowers that they done like.
It's really strange that they go after a particular plant in one part of the country and not in another. They deer leave all my rhododendrons along but I hear from people on the east coast all the time telling me that the deer eat their rhododendrons.
Mike, I agree with your conclusions about deer and plants the lake and don't like. I sent you an E-mail. If it isn't in your Inbox, look in spam or junk mail.
I appreciate the email, Charles, and will definitely consider the repellents. I need to head over to your channel and catch up.
Id be more worried about voles or mice setting up shop in the hay
I thought about the same but it hasn't been a problem so far. We'll see what happens when winter gets here and they're all looking for warm homes.
Mike, It's very different in different regions. I don't know if it's the type of deer or just different conditions. Here in North Jersey deer are really a plague & unprotected Rhododendron will have every flower bud eaten off in winter & springtime new growth often nibbled. Many fig growers here wrap their fig trees for the winter against frost (& deer.) I write this so that you can warn your viewers that deer issues vary widely across the country, so don't feel safe until you check your local conditions.
Thanks for that, Doug, and I probably should have mentioned that in the video. I've had many people over the years tell me this very same thing. It's always people from the northeast that talk about deer eating rhododendrons and other poisonous plants. Crazy deer.
Doug, I agree about northern NJ. We had a lot of snow cover for a long time last winter. We had heavy deer damage to the rhodos… particularly newer growth.
I really enjoy your channel and have learned a lot watching your fig videos - thank you!! However, I have to disagree with you on this one. I live in southeast VA zone 8a, and have been struggling to grow figs for many years due to deer damage. I've found that the most severe damage comes in early spring when the buds start to swell just prior to leaves emerging. The deer will devour these buds, which badly sets back the fig tree's development. The last two years all my fig trees are now inside cages.
Sorry to hear that Sean. I think the deer pressure is much higher in your part of the country.
Hey Mike, this is completely off topic. Do you have any videos on propagating pecan cuttings or any other nut trees?
I don't, but only because I don't have those trees around here. If I ever get my hands on some nut trees, I'll do videos on them.
I have a question for you. I got two figs growing in containers but they getting spots on their leaves like rust. I don't know if their some kind of disease. Do you know what are they and how to treat them?
It's not a disease or a problem. Mine do that every year towards the end, just before the leaves start to turn colors and drop. They always start growing nice green leaves again in the spring. I will say though, mine are doing much better now that I have them in the ground and I'm not seeing this at all so far, where I would normally have seen that in the pots by this time.
Im in South Carolina and the deer definitely try the figs planted by my driveway, but I have to agree for the most part they just tip them here or there during the derth then move on. I do believe they had a hand in cleaning out my low growing fig fruit though. Meanwhile they will jump my fence and decimate my apples and pears pretty much eat them back to the main trunk. I have found that it seems they love chamberbitter weeds more than my apples this year. 🤣🤣🤣 so my delayed weeding seems to have saved my apples this year.
They've gotten into my orchard a few times over the years and they always strip the apples back to the main branches.
Hi, I have watched many of your vidoes .In one you mentioned a guy you bought fig prunings .Can you mention his name again.
I've bought many cuttings from many guys so it's hard to say which one. If you can find the video then I can probably tell you which one.
The deer ate our young Desert King fig tree branches. We even had them caged and they climb up and pushed their way in to get at them. We live between two forests and an orchard, yet we are still hoping *someday* to uncage the figs...if/when they are strong enough to withstand the weight of the deer. (We live near Seattle, WA)
Well that sounds terrible. You must have some really good figs there. They don't hardly touch mine. I sure wish the voles would leave them alone though.
Don't have to deal with deers but any fig related stuff great, more fig trees!
New fig video coming in a day or 2!
The deer ate every leaf off my LSU Purple fig last night. All other figs were left alone !!!!
I have that problem with some varieties.
You should create a list of plants you know/think are deer resistant. I live in Victoria, Australia and we have a huge problem with red deer in my area. Not to mention the hundreds of kangaroos. It’s always a battle working out what to plant outside of my fenced area.
That would be an undertaking. I'll have to star the list and see where it takes us.
If i were you MR MIKE and i saw a single leaf (figs or anything) got eaten of, well the next day I'll be a professional sniper 😂😂
LOL, I've thought about it many times.
A good way to manage deer 🦌 is to shop at Woolworths store. The only deer there I found is the lady’s serving you. And keeping in mind they say hello deer 🦌 how’s your day going 😜 and I go home with intact food 🎀
Haha, clever
i have a Garand idea. :)
I have a Garand, and I love the idea, lol
My experience has been positive with deer vs. fig. They will sample a single leaf or two and move along.
Glad to hear it.
Very carefully taste a little of that white milky sap from a fig tree and you will see. But does that sap disappear at certain times? Goat will eat them!
Deer eat rhododendron in eastern MA. I have to fence up my rhododendron in the fall, because they shaved my rhododendron for two winters before I start fencing them. In the dead winter when deer don't have anything else to eat, they come and eat the young branches that had leaves and flower buds. There wouldn't be much flowers left for the spring after that.
They don't touch them on the west coast. I've learned this about the east coast over the years. Many people have told me they have deer problems with rhododendrons over there. I think it's because you get more snow, the deer pressure is higher, and they have to eat something in the dead of winter. Over here, I have no problems at all.
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Mike I think you are right, I think they are deer, bear groundhog, bunny and even a few others resistant, but you can't keep the humans out, they sneak in and demolish all of the fruit and break the branches, it is devastating.
Oh I can keep the humans out, lol. If I find them on my property, they may never leave.
@@MikeKincaid79 lol hahaha wow
I had someone tell me the deer don't eat their fig leaves but devour the fruit. Time will tell.
I'm counting on that. I need someone to help me eat all these figs, lol. With 40 in ground trees, I think there will be enough to go around for the birds, the deer, and me. My plans eventually include sun drying them for winter storage so I'm looking forward to figuring all that out.
@@MikeKincaid79 Have you thought about a freeze-dryer? They are pricy but well worth it and so much less work than canning. The food can last in the mylar bags up to 25 years! Check out "Harvest Right" freeze-dryers.
I had a nutria (water rat like beaver) come and start eating 70% of the outer bark of a 80+ years old fig tree that produces thousends of figs every year, good luck my dog smelled it and I could protect the stem with wire mesh. Nature is brutal !
Sure is brutal! Sorry to hear that but glad you're able to save it.
Still going to send your angel trumpet to you
No rush but if you ever get to a point that you'd want to send one, I'd love to have it.
Electric fence don't cost that much u don't have to leave it on all the time use timer
We've got all that, use to have cows. I really don't want to have to set all that up but if I have to I will.
Mike I think deers knows there's a huge figs far from your forrest fig but when they taste it every one they will pick they favorite and then we see what's happened Lol .. My fig plant, just just one caterpillar ate all my leafs lol
Oh no, sorry to hear that. Sometimes we think we're controlling all this but in reality, nature is in control.
Mike, hang sandwich bags with chopped up Ivory soap inside them on the trees to keep deer away.
I've heard of this. Does it really work? Have you tried it?
@@MikeKincaid79 I haven't needed to yet, but I know someone that hung them around their garden instead of using a fence this year and the deer never bothered their garden once. Sounds like another experimental video to me!🤣😂
Squirrels will get them before they ever get ripe. Dang squirrels!
Nope, I got to them first. Just filmed it.
@@MikeKincaid79 That's what everybody keeps telling me but the squirrels I have in my yard will get them while they are still green.
I saw dogs going after figs not deer yet any way.
Yeah, my dog took a nearly ripe black madeira a couple years ago right before I could get to it.
Golfers love figs
Golfers or gophers? Lol
cheap fence- dense row of blackberries
That would certainly do it. I've thought about creating a dense planting of rhododendrons with a few opening and just putting up some gates.
The deer have eaten all the figs they can reach. The tree is at last 30 years old and big. Even standing on their hind legs!!! North Carolina
Oh no, I guess it's time to get a ladder
I know you’ve planted a lot of Green Giant Arbs….are your deer eating them?
No, they've done the same thing with them. Just a small nibble on the end of a branch and then walk away.
All you need to do is run a single wire electric fence around the area.
That's a last ditch effort. We'll see how it goes.
they are deer resistant for sure!!
So far!
I think you need to take up hunting😁😁
It's nice having the option if the SHTF and I need meat.
Hi Mike, you might be safe as far as them eating your trees. BUT, the bucks might like your trees for rubbing their antlers in and destroying them. That’s what I would be more afraid of.
Yeah, I'm a little worried about that. They've taken out a few green giants over the years by rubbing and almost completely took out a 10 foot tall cedar. Rubbed the bark off half the trunk. I'm thinking about trying the Irish Spring thing or pouring repellent around the perimeter of my orchard.
@@MikeKincaid79 the Irish springs soap won’t work at all I used a 3 strand electric fence around my garden. It worked pretty good but if you will take some aluminum foil strips that are about 3”s wide and 4”s long smear some peanut butter on the foil, place them on the top wire around your garden about 15 to 20 feet apart the deer will lick the peanut butter one time and will never go near the fence again.
deers are eating all me desset kings figs
Are they eating them down to the ground or nibbling leaves?
The deer are so desperate right now they’re eating my rhubarb leaves, calendula and everything else. Little 🤬. I got lazy with my egg spray mix, that seems to work well when i stay on top of it.. (mix 1 egg, 1T of oil, 1 T dish soap in 1 gallon water). I hope they stay away!
Thanks for the recipe!
@@MikeKincaid79 i have a friend that works for frank schmidt nursery, and says that’s what they use 🤫😉
Crazy deer you're lucky it's not goats 🤣 all the trees would be down to the ground.
Yeah, no kidding. They'd pay the ultimate price for it too!
@@MikeKincaid79 lol
You might be lucky just now, but I doubt ripe figs.
Time will tell, I'll keep updating
Goats and deer tolerate similar plants. My goats will ANNIHILATE fig trees.
Good thing I don't have any goats.